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Walkerton

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Walkerton is a community in Ontario.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • September 2014: Seven people died in Walkerton following a reduction in water regulations under the Mike Harris administration.[2]
  • October 2014: Seven residents of Walkerton died in 2000 due to contaminated drinking water. A judicial inquiry linked the tragedy to water quality regulation policies under the Mike Harris government.[3]
  • January 2021: This location is associated with the involvement of former premier Mike Harris.[4]
  • January 2021: Walkerton experienced E. coli contamination in its water supply, leading to seven deaths and hundreds of illnesses. Public inquiries linked the tragedy in Walkerton to the policies of the Mike Harris government.[5]
  • September 2023: Seven residents of this community died due to issues related to the deregulation of water quality testing. The tragedy in this town was linked by a public inquiry to the policies of the Common Sense Revolution.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Revolutions are never ‘common sense’", Anishinabek News, 6 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "The Mike Harris ‘common sense revolution’ discussed at legacy event", Anishinabek News, 30 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Mike Harris sorry for students of history", Anishinabek News, 28 October 2014 (archived copy; original article).
  4. ↑ "Announcement naming Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario ‘an insult’", Anishinabek News, 2 January 2021 (archived copy; original article).
  5. ↑ "Opinion: Putting lipstick on a pig", Anishinabek News, 7 January 2021 (archived copy; original article).