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29.8.14

Did the Government of Ontario Lie to Stop a First Nation Elder’s Hunger Strike? | On First Nation Issues, Events, And Environmental Issues On The West Coast And World Events.: Many Grassy Narrows residents, including Fobister, still live with mild to severe mercury poisoning side effects. It’s a problem so severe and the effects so rare that this week, scientists from Japan are travelling to the area to study the effects on the people there. In fact, Japanese scientists were among the first to study those effects back in the 1960s.

Yet Fobister, who suffers from severe mercury poisoning, receives just $250 a month from the Mercury Disability Board. He’s one of the lucky ones. Recently, VICE reported that since its creation in 1986 the Mercury Disability Board processed 1,008 applications for benefits, but only 193 people are receiving compensation.


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