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Environment committee  Yes. I plan on submitting a brief that directs to resources, but also some recommendations on how I feel that Aamjiwnaang can contribute.

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  We'll take whatever we can get. I know that environmental NGOs.... I haven't added anything in here because I've seen their intentions, so I trust what's there. I guess for us—for Aamjiwnaang—we can't add anything specific in there. It's just so bad. The data can't just come to

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  I have not. I'm in different meetings with the chiefs of Ontario or Aamjiwnaang. Officially no, I have not participated in a consultation process.

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  I mean, we're just ignored. We're coordinating a lot with academics. People are doing research. I'm doing a lot of work at the United Nations through the permanent forum, the expert mechanism, because it is a human rights issue. This is an avenue where we can go, engaging with th

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  Right now, it just seems really flexible for the industry companies to keep polluting and to exceed the levels. If there were something firm in place where they knew that they were going to be held accountable, would they be testing the limits? As I've stated to you before, it f

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  There is an acknowledgement of the importance of indigenous knowledge, our traditional ecological knowledge. As I said, we have environmental assessment processes. We have data that we can contribute. I feel as though if there were something in there to support that, whether thr

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain

Environment committee  Good afternoon. My name is Sylvia Plain. I am Anishinabe from Aamjiwnaang First Nation. We're located in southwestern Ontario. Today, I'm here to share some environmental and health issues the residents of Aamjiwnaang First Nation face due to the pollution being emitted by the 6

November 25th, 2022Committee meeting

Sylvia Plain