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The discovery that pollution from a paper mill is contributing to long-standing mercury poisoning afflicting the nearby First Nation is another example of how widespread and persistent the problem has become, federal MPs say.
Recent revelations have shown the harmful and deadly consequences of the pollution generated by the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda, with all levels of government in Canada looking the other way as one of the world’s largest corporations poisons the population.