TAG MEETING THIS THURSDAY at 6:30 pm.

 Hmm something seems a tad amiss with the mechanics of this posting??? Anyhow the TAG meeting is virtual which is becoming a serious pain in the you know what. The process is controlled to the nth degree as it is but eliminating the public from attending in person is now ridiculous. At best there might be all of a half dozen people in the audience who could see and hear first hand AS WELL AS perhaps make it known to the powers that be that discussing anything as serious as the Risk Assessment for the Canagagigue Creek (Both Ecological & Human Health) while muting the public at these meetings is reprehensible.        .............................................................................................................................                                               I would suggest that the most important item on Thursday's Agenda is 5.1 "HHERA TAG response". I am pleased with a number of both technical and logical concerns/criticisms that TAG has to the Draft Risk Assessment (RA). I know that the young professionals involved are playing the game as they have been taught to do likely by their employers. That seems to include undeserved and ongoing flattery and frankly at times ridiculous drivel just to ensure the polluting parties and friends that all is well and nobody is going to ever get down into the mud and throw an honest or accurate nasty allegation at them. Believe me there are lots of those available. This however is the great weakness of this system. What is needed is citizens with no fears or concerns of career intimidation laying it on Lanxess, GHD, Stantec and the Ontario Ministry of Environment. This RA process is contemptible as it so effectively eliminates the non professional, life long local citizenry who know of what they speak. Much facts and obviously legitimate concerns are being ignored and in my opinion, intentionally ignored. Those of us with something to add are being and have been muzzled for years now.