AUTHORITIES & POLLUTERS USE THE SAME PLAYBOOK ACROSS CANADA & THE U.S.

I've been comparing notes with other activists including one formerly in Gagetown and now in B.C. Also I've had the pleasure of speaking with and e-mailing back and forth with a gentleman who lived in Elmira, Ontario for the first twenty years of Uniroyal Chemical's presence in town. His recollections and history of the time are fascinating and hopefully will eventually be shared with us all. ........................................................................................................ The person now in B.C. has certainly been disabused of confidence in our authorities; it appears at all levels. Early in my "activist" career even when faced with gross and blatant lying and deceit from the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE then, MECP now); I would have hesitated to broaden the "corruption" tag to all or even other government ministries or agencies. No longer. The corruption is systemic. Whether or not it involves brown paper bags of cash as with one of our former Prime Ministers (Mulroney), neverhteless when our authorities conspire with private corporations (polluters) to lie and deceive the general public for private gain; then indeed it is corruption. Varnicolor Chemical in Elmira opened my eyes; Uniroyal Chemical and its' successors opened my mind to the ongoing extent of government deceit and lying. ..................................................................................................... This is why while I don't agree with all the Covid-19 conspiracies currently circulating, I can certainly understand them. When you've been lied to often enough from our "authorities", how on earth can you ever trust their word and credibility again?