Second, the public and the government should be able to rely on public servants to fearlessly point out weaknesses in water systems and dangers to public health. Our willingness to do this has been much damaged under the current government. Third, the government should listen and act on input from those who know about and care about safe water. Overworked front-line workers are battered but they still care deeply about their work and their ministry. Concerned environmental groups care, too, and so do many citizens.
Safe water is everybody s responsibility.
Saying that the Ontario Ministry of Environment should be rebuilt is only the beginning of the discussion. The future of our water supply depends on it.