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For every litre of water hot along water a commodity control of their water resources “We see water as a human right. as When someone affiliated with the tied. two litres are wasted in the Mia the first step in iostng under the first US. free trade agree- a public service. as a public must. union did an analysis of the costs processing. control of one of our most merit in 1988, said those concerns “We have to invest properly to during the stop. the numbers were That's doesn't even iauor in the precious natural resources. accord» are even more pressing now with a keep it safe and clean.” alarming. waste generated by the industry. ing to the people behind the growing worldwide shortage of Ryan said abigpart olhis mem- To meet the requirement of Barlow said two-billion plastic Unbottle it tour that visited Waterâ€" clean. safe drinking water. She said bership is involved in the mainte- drinking eight glasses of water a commercial water bottles are gen- ioo lastThursday. if the Americans propose to reopen nance. protection and promotion day from the municipal provider in erated each year by the industry. instead, Maude Barlow, execu- the North American Free Trade of safe municipal drinking water. London. it would cost $1.88 per half of that is in Ontario. which is rive director ofthe Council oft‘ana- Agreement. as new U.S. President He's concerned about the bottled- year. The equivalent price for bot- the biggest bottled-water con- dians, and Sid Ryan, president of Barack Obama has suggested dur~ water industry undermining public tied water would have cost the sumer And only 35 per cent of that the Ontario chapter of the Canadi- ing his run for the White House. confidence in tap water because average consumer $2.190 for the plastic waste is divened from land an Union of Public Sector Eniploy- that water is the first thing that that's a step closer to privatizing it whole year. fills. ees. argued that access to water Canadiansshould put onthetabie. and taking it out ofcitizens' hands “Now we know why these big should be a basic human right And Right now if Canada decided to Especially when it’s been shown companies are in the business of Continued (1an turrrlili‘pg the tap back on to public export bulk water it could lose con- how Coca Cola and Pepsi are sim- bottled water." dri 'ng water and banning bottled trol of that resource to the multina- l re kaging water that is direct» said Ryan. , , , ,. water is an important step in that tionai companies that control the gvydrafvicn from municipal water That's not M K"‘h°"°'/w°l°d°° 5 . 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So what costs less than a even taking into 3°” Home improvement Companies Some would suggest that Barlow wanted to end the practice it could penny a glass when it comes out of account the car- 9 and Ryan make strange bedfellows be sued for loss of income by those the tap is sold back to the public for hon footprint of y t. in the fight against bottled water. companies under NAFTA, and be $1.50abottle. transporting a t ' ‘ but the citizen activist and union tied up in legal wrangling that He proved his point with a Nor- half-litre bottle “ \\ “= leader told a crowd of more than would essentially steal a birthright wegian half litre of bottled water he of water from i 1%.: - ' :- tot) people gathered at First United for every citizen ofthis country. bought in Windsor during the 20- Norway to y ; g f , Church in uptown Waterloo “This is for public water.” said city Unbottie it tour. it cost $8 for a Canada. as: l . . i "5' that it makes a great deal of sense Barlow about the proposed bot- halflitre. 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