The Green candidate for the Kenora riding says the government needs to stop dropping the ball on mercury poisoning at Grassy Narrows.
In light of a new report that says mercury levels are still rising near the First Nation – 50 years after the pollution first contamined the Wabigoon River – Ember McKillop is making it an election issue.
She’s also calling on the federal government to come forward with full funding for an all-weather road to Shoal Lake.
McKillop says a recent Conservative announcement to get the project started is a drop in the bucket to what’s really needed.
