Web of Connections — who profits when Ford decides
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Scandal
Ontario Water Privatization
The Ford government has pursued a multi-front assault on Ontario's public water systems: passing legislation that enables privatization of $175.8 billion in municipal water infrastructure, dismantling the province's Clean Water Act protections, deregulating the water-taking permit system that allows aquifer overuse, and refusing to require mining companies to obtain permits before taking groundwater — all while Waterloo Region hit a water capacity crisis severe enough to halt development.
Connections (4)
- Doug Ford
- BlueTriton — 4.7M litres/day, 5-year permit
- White Wolf Property Management
- Ice River Springs — $60M+ acquisition; ~90% of Ontario bottled-water extraction