[All] Update re: Aamjiwnaang: Ada Lockridge and Ron Plain

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks

This comes right from Ecojustice
Lulu :0)
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Our case in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley took another big leap forward when we filed 2,124 pages of evidence with the court this spring. Our evidence includes affidavits from 13 witnesses, including seven experts from around the globe. We submitted expert testimony about the environmental injustice of people living in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley, including the psychological effects of living with increasing pollution and massive industrial activities, the nature of the pollution emitted and the health risks associated with exposure. People living in Chemical Valley are exposed to a level of pollution and environmental risk that is unparalleled in North America. Canada’s largest petro-chemical complexes have enjoyed largely unfettered growth in Chemical Valley to date, leaving
residents smothered under a blanket of pollution. We’re representing Aamjiwnaang First Nation members Ada Lockridge and Ron Plain in this challenge of the ongoing approval of
pollution in Sarnia, and allege that the Ministry of Environment’s actions violate Ron and Ada’s fundamental Charter rights to life, liberty, secuirty, and equality. A win in this case could help protect the health of all Canadians from dangerous levels of pollution.

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