Ontario takes action against chemical plant after First Nation members fall ill
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2024
- The Ontario government is cracking down on a chemical plant after dozens of people in a First Nation became sick this week.
Extremely high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south of Sarnia. People there have been exposed to high levels of dangerous pollutants for years.
Now, in response to growing public concerns over the spike in benzene readings, the province says it is taking action. But as Global News chief investigative correspondent Carolyn Jarvis reports, the people of Aamjiwnaang have little hope it will amount of change.
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100 thousand dollars is peanuts for a company like this. The ridiculousness is unbelievable.
yah it needs to be like 100 times that plus prison time for owners and managers
Correction: they said they’re “looking at” introducing a 100k fine… but probably only if their lobbyists are ok with it… so probably somehow gets turned into a subsidy.
Are you serious? This should have been handled years ago not now.
Why do I have a feeling that nothing is going to be done?
something will be done, to divert everyone's attention away from this until we all forget! corruption at its finest
It's because of Ford and his conservative cronies.
Ford gov they get nothing done but stealing government assets and stealing money
I mean, we here in Ottawa have been hearing "we're going to fix things!1!" from the government for like, 4 years straight. (Spoiler alert: they haven't fixed anything.) Nobody in Canada should trust the government. If the residents want it fixed, they'll have to do it themselves (somehow).
That’s the problem in Canada, is there are to may people that trust and believe the government is there to help. They are corrupt, self serving, narcissistic and care nothing about you. As soon as the majority realize this, the better off we will be
CLOSE THE PLANT!!!! This is NOT ACCEPTABLE
Shut the plant down until they can reduce the emissions to safe levels! Tell the environment minister (who looks 12 btw) to rent a room next to the plant until the issue is resolved!
@@danielf2695 1:27 "She", Andrea Khnajin, does look quite young. You are proably thinking of another person from the video, pay attention.
@@nancyneyedly4587 Thought he was talking about Steven Guilbeault. Anyways, she doesn't look "quite" young at all either, she appears to be in her 30s even with heavy makeup on. The commenter is probably 50+ years old like you, maybe your eyes aren't working too well from old age Nancy.
Why doesn't the government just turn off their power until it's fixed ?
Billions of dollars
Because they need power to monitor and fix it.
More so, government does not have the authority to go around and choose who gets their hydro cut.
Let's not empower the government anymore; it's been doing a good enough job obtaining more power than it deserves over our lives in the past 10 years.
bc the govt will be sued.
So big corporations can actually pollute our air land and water, including quebec, pouring hundreds of millions of liters of raw sewage into the st.lawrence but yet it's us canadians get punished and rounded with carbon taxes for heating our homes and fueling our cars to be able to work or do anything at all, seems pretty fkn hypocritical to me!
unlike chemicals, CO2 is not a pollutant, it's greening the planet and it's necessary for life on the planet
Spot on.
what needs to happen across Canada and the world for that matter is.... Citizens living within a predetermined "pollution" zone of any chemical/manufacturing facility must start taking ground water/air samples on a regular basis and send them away for testing.
We also need to band together and create our OWN testing facility so Gov and Business can't corrupt the results.
Relying upon Gov and Business not to poison you, is a mistake.
govt poisons you since birth with poison shots, poison spray from the sky, poison food, etc.
Just take legal action the journalist just straight up said this has happened multiple times and nothing has ever been done to fix it. Levels keep rising and yet the government has not one single time penalized this company.
Its a conservative government. Why would a Conservative government penalize polluters? Have you not been watching the carbon tax debate? it should be free to emit carbon just like its free to dump benzene.
thank you for keeping the comment section open cbc no longer does this
To be fair, CBC's comment section was an absolute cesspool of misinformation bots, blatant racism and sexism, and a TON of conspiracy nuts. There's some of that on Global too, but nowhere NEAR as bad at CBC's page was. It was bad enough that they probably had complaints to their ethics board honestly... it was THAT bad. I stopped looking at the comments of their videos months ago.
All the news corporations in Canada that take tax payer money should be forced to keep the comment section open.
100k fine? That's a joke to these companies. Fines need to be SIGNIFICANTLY more steep in order to actually act a deterrent. Companies like this literally have a fund for fines like that. It's considered a cost of business. Low fines only means "legal for a fee" to the corrupt or those without morals.
cut the hydro cut the water. shut it down!
the CEO and plant manager should be getting criminal charges
What about the “others” who fell ill?
they don't count because they can't push their 'racism' agenda, etc.
We don't matter
We don’t live in the USSR, it’s not ok to sacrifice people to meet a production quota.
Monitoring is only as useful as the reaction plan and their willingness to follow it. Sounds like it’s the last part they need to work on.
Virtue signalling: "after First Nation _[sic]_ members fall ill."
It doesn't matter _who_ the victims are. That they're human beings is all that matters.
Un-sanctimonious headline: "Ontario takes action against chemical plant after area residents fall ill."
Shutting down a plant isn't as easy as flipping a switch.
Place probably needs a massive shutdown any way to fix the issues.
and shouldnt be the communities problem.
It may not be as easy as flipping a switch, but it's easy enough to shut it down. It just takes the call of action and implementation of a safety plan to do so ... which they should have.
Not shutting due to impact on manufacturing/profit, not a good enough reason.
@MrNotoriousROB it depends most businesses like that operate under the demands of shareholders so even if the plant manager is pushing (not that I am saying they are) for a shutdown to fix issues or upgrade the facility if they can't purswade them to do it its never going to happen.
And on the gov side depending on how many direct or indirect jobs are created because of that plant there may be very little political will to shut it down over all.
Imo if the problem persists the easiest way for everyone to win would be for the gov to just buy the facility and place it under crown control so the issue can be resolved if the money isn't there.
They shouldn’t be making people sick for profits either.
@PunkinBeets it depends benzene exposure requirements have changed a lot over the last 30 years what was thought to be appropriate 30 Years or more ago when the plant was made is likely not the case today where just about everything is regulated to death, mind you in canada specifically our laws on these sorts of things are more often then not guidelines and not hard directives because the regulatory bodies don't have the authority to enforce regulatory law in many cases and a lot of it is actually more based around protecting companies from being sued to death then protecting workers communities and the environment at large.
So just because morally ethically they shouldn't be doing something doesn't mean they will if they are not forced to do it.
Erin Brockovich, where are you???? PG&E case right here!!!
My aunt and grandpa are being interviewed here , the company is shutting down for the week to perform checks , updating to our community has been slower and slower , this company has been known not to comply with provincial orders. As of today , April 24th 2024 the peak of the elevated flaring is in motion. My mother who has been having issues with her leg after ovarian cancer surgery almost two years ago. Has been in pure agony, her normal remedies to relive the pain barely letting her get by and through her day. My 9 year old nephew with severe breathing issues has been complaining of headaches since this leak started. I however along with my 31 year old sister haven’t been affected by the benzene leak , not experiencing any of the symptoms. I still hold fear if the company doesn’t shut down for good aamjiwnaang will quickly become uninhabitable forcing my family and community to evacuate, eventually corunna and the rest of Sarnia , leaving a town with nowhere to go for safety due to how toxic benzene is to inhale. Desperately hoping INEOS complies with government orders so a whole town and indigenous reserve , won’t be wiped off the map 😢
lmao, it takes 2 days to fix a leak. Unless it was designed faulty...
It takes only one second to shut it down.
@@Anonymous------ Did you drive to work?
@@Aitch-102
I can't work due to benzene poisoning!
@@Anonymous------ I just spoke to them, and they said they will shut it down for you, but you have to pay them $150 million daily &...
You have to take a horse & cart to hospital.
You can't use a computer, you have to use a Pidgeon.
No pens & paper, you have to carve things into granite.
And If Russia invades you'll probably need some nukes to stop them stealing your mums basement.
@@Anonymous------ If you can type you can work, cool story though.
The Ministry of Labour could shut this plant immediately and keep it shut till reduction is achieved as well as issuing fines. The enforcement mechanisms are there but not being enforced - once again, failures to act on by-laws. Sad that's the case.
What a threat from the government , we made it very clear 😂😂😂😂😂
So, there's two options: that the government needs to fix it immediately as an emergency for killing pollution to the residents.
Option 1: Bring the analysis & research to the solution of reducing air pollution with using environmental things like Filter, Electrostatic precipitator, or cyclone material for air pollution.
Option 2: Company & Government will need to make a plan for the residential that residents will choose an option think: They will pay you to move to another city because it’s near industrial & commercial buildings and can cause harmful health conditions. Or, They will announce that you'll get some promotions against pollution in the nearby industrial area. For instance, they'll add you in your house, or any health.
Remember that, if the government & company will reduce the emission of air pollution, then they'll ask for an increase in the price & tax. It is impossible to avoid this conversation to fix the issues that people are pleased with, like the government doesn't care about your comments.
P.S: I am not here to support reducing the air pollution because people will demonize me for the solution. Just balance things. So, wake up and smell the coffee.
this is so sad
Virtue signal. Yeah, regulations are based on sound working equipment. Things can go wrong, at least there is a monitoring system in place but our news cycle needs victims to get the word out
Environmental Racism.
CANADA is the first nation in North America!
5 years? That doesn't sound like they're "doing everything we can".
Close it DOWN NOW
What products does this plant produce?
Why are there houses within close proximity to this facility. Not sure which was built first but there needs to be much farther separation between industry and residential.
First nation won't move.
Benzene is extraordinarily dangerous and under normal circumstances should never be treated lightly while being used in any chemical process. Normally their usage is very limited and replaced to alternately to toluene or even xylene. This company’s exhaust system must scrub the air or must be filtered. They should be monitoring the exhaust stacks and not the periphery of the building. That’s ridiculous if they are not. SDS material sheets are readily available, and section 8 will describe what I mentioned above. If they are not; this is a danger to anyone in the area and the staff themselves. If 4 orders have been placed, the company should be closed affective immediately, with a multi million dollar fine with a permanent shutdown. It’s obvious that health minister should step down for her incompetence. If the company thinks they have broken now laws, it’s obvious the governments compliance laws are definitively are not strong enough to protect anyone.
Money will not replace the lives affected by such money-hungry companies. Shameful. Shout out to First Nations people affected by this. Hopefully the Ontario government does its part to sustain and balance out every healthy aspect of this issue. - Damian Krypt
I'm confused. Ever been to Los Angeles? In Los Angeles County they have lots and lots of oil refineries. HUGE ones. Shell, Chevron, Exxon/Mobil, Philipps 76, you name it. And they are all mixed in with the houses and businesses. Right next door with not much space in between because land is at a premium over there. Literally millions of people work every day near an oil refinery over there. Yet you don't see KTLA, FOX, or CNN making reports of people falling ill from benzene levels in Los Angeles? Why?
iirc its not an oil refinery its a styrene plant (they make things like polystyrene plastics and Styrofoam)
@@jamesfernick3741 They should relocate to someplace near Lake Huron where there isn't anybody nearby to get sick
@@user-bq5cs5oe5x Do you have any idea how much it would cost to re-locate a plant like that ? It's cheaper for them to just close it, and move to another country like India. Throwing everyone here out of work I might add. who needs good paying jobs anyway ? Blackface will take care of everyone.
this will happen again. probably already is somewhere else.
Sarnia. One of the most polluted areas in Canada
Right!
yeah but people driving is the problem such a joke of a government
Same thing is happening in Quebec also (not at First Nations, however), guess which one will get taken care of first. Turdo always give priority and special treatment to Quebec.
Did you get your whmis test at work? Health and safety and red seal certification bogus
Do you even know what WHMIS is? Doubtful.
WELL WE WILL hold the Government Official'S/& ASHALY The Chemical Plant Accountable for Not 👎Not Telling The truth About the Higher Chemical Leak .. . . . . . .
Yeah, whats the government doing about this Now wheres trudeaus W.E.F.and there hight poution standards now!!
It's OK if we don't have benzene anymore. There is always toluene.
Think there was a plant in the US that had benzene that devastated a town.
... "reconciliation" comes in many different forms ...!
Exposed for yrs!!
Buen dato, gracias, saludos 🙄🙂👍
First to do what? Fall ill?
years ago
Maybe Trudy will pay 10billion for a hokey pokey for everyone
Wow, maybe First nation should have been warned! John P.
Maybe all affected should be warned and that l9cal First nation band leader be active in seeking readings on a routine basis, not passively wait for notification!
funny how different companies have such different attitudes, the refinery on the other side of the reserve on Lasalle has multipole detectors at the fence line and several large air sampling systems throughout the plant as well as a procedure to tell the reserve in the event of a leak of Benzine. this also protects their own staff. It often tells it staff we must respect our neighbors. so you have to wonder if the reserve is seeing high levels whats that staff breathing in this other plant before it dissipates that few 1000 ft
Why does the title need to explicitly say first nations? Get so tired of this nonsense virtue signaling. Why does it matter who the people are? Can't you just use victims?
ffs
As per usual, nothing gets done and a 100k fine is such an insult.
Minister it was a simple yes or no question. This is what happens when you elect out of touch politicians and those in-bed with cooperations
Report focuses on the Indigenous population (who are much quicker to complain). There is no mention of City of Sarnia representation.
Who's bright idea was it to put chemical plants next to the worlds largest fresh water reserve?! Everyone in southern Ontario should be concerned about this, considering our main pumping station is less than 20 minutes away from all these lovely chemical plants, but then again, right across the river is just as dangerous with all the arms manufacturers there...don't tell our enemies like Russia, but its a great place for a first strike kind of deal...pure stupidity! Ugh!
Don't worry they know where they are already 😂
@@charlenefrench5404 I am so glad I live more than 100km from any city, power plant or military base... 😁
This is the plan for the nuclear waste storage facilities in the great lakes? How about the Canadian Shield Rock formations
And prepare the racist comments about nothing that has anything to do with this video
Haven't seen one yet. Are you disappointed? You sure seem to have wanted them to show up.
Please ask the Liberals not to comment. We all know who uses all race cards.
Your comment is the most racist one I've seen.
@@FreshLyte LMAO 🤣 fragile!
American company now it makes sense!!
So how will they clean up and fix what they broke, or people hurt? Acting reactively rather than preventatively, is our deficiency. Our regulatory standards are unregulated. Will that 100k repay and repair every family and community affected by this kind of thing?
Environmental racism? Seriously man?
censor and ignore
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wat
Hopefully Poilievre takes power and he can end this woke nonsense of environmental laws and protections. Its only dangerous because its legislated as dangerous.
If we weren't so stuck on labelling Carbon as 'pollution'; making it "pollution non grata", maybe we could stop ACTUAL pollution; like the cancer causing chemicals going in our air, water and ecosystems.
We'd make a larger impact "saving lives" if we cleaned up the chemicals, over minimizing carbon dioxide.
If this was near a city,no issue.It’s only Natives ,nothing to see here
Who cares?
Is ineos owned by anyone who lives on this continent just wonderin
Ineos is British.
Native holocaust is still be carried out by the European colonial regime.
Ya right, lmao, all the natives I see are driving 100,000$ pickups, go to a reserve and buy some gas , I defy you to find a working native.
On the east coast the natives bought half of Clearwater lobster, that’s 500$ million bucks, there goes a bunch of government revenue out the window, I’m perplexed how some natives have to keep spending to hide money cause the banks won’t let them drop 6 figures without an explanation of where it came from, then some bands don’t have a pot to piss in.
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Every worker making the same pay and having the same weight when it comes to decisions is amazing. Too bad union-busters and modern day wage slavery is the norm and we are told we should only fend for ourselves. To keep the working class people down. Also veterans deserve much better treatment from a government they give their lives and limbs too
Labour needs to stop supporting Conservatives, they are responsible for the loss of tens of thousands of good union manufacturing jobs. Now wages have fallen so far behind we have tent cities.
Conservatives destruction of rent controls across the country, meanwhile 30/40% of MPs hold rental property in a housing crisis, does anyone else see something wrong here?
The choice is between the collection agent and the drama teacher, no choice at all really, both parties need a leadership review.
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@@KeneticOutdoors I am no bot, and I support this message. Unions together make us stronger than the elites that bind our chains. Capitalist pig.
@@Steve-mz7np You know Trumps famous line "I love the poorly educated" ? Yeah. That. There's also "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." - William J. Casey, CIA Director (1981). Now, granted, both of those are American examples, but Canada has become America Lite thanks to decades of exposure to their media's hyperviolences, hypersexualized, mass consumerism style.
Conservatives are unfortunately often manipulated by the "cons" running the party into thinking that they're "for the average worker", when in fact they're entirely for the corporate owner. The party famously only ever gives tax breaks that effect high income earners and the average joe THINKS it's helping them, but it doesn't. A large part of the problem is down in the states, "the American dream" can happen to anyone. They're told from childhood "even you can be the president" and so many grow up completely disillusioned to reality. They think they're all just temporarily embarrassed billionaires. That they'll work hard and some time in the future they too will own some mega company and be rich. The other side is they're often soo busy actually working to keep food on the tables, that they don't have the time to educate themselves on issues that actually pertain to them.
For instance, most farmers are completely unaware that monocrop farming as we do it is killing their own land and making their land useless for their grandchildren. The amount of fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, etc to maintain a monoculture is obscene. If the farmers could get educated on things like permaculture orchards for instance, they could start regenerating the land while also producing PLENTY of different kinds of foods in a significantly smaller space, and while the first couple years to get the ball rolling would take a ton of work, they eventually become self sustaining systems. They could rewild a ton of their land and hunt on it, or parcel it off and sell a chunk off the back they don't need for some retirement money or something.
Trudeau must be running this company
Trudeau lives rent free in your head
Hey will carbon tax help with this or borrow more money and send to ukraine? Will repairs be gender senitive.
Stop sniffing gas then!
POLITICAL AND CORPORATE GREED… CRIMINALS IN OFFICE 😮
Environmental rascism, that’s a new one Shutup. I’m sure the natives will receive more money one way or another.
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