PM Carney's Mercury Joke Slammed by Chiefs

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to Vancouver News today, powered by AI. Two first nations' chiefs are demanding an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he joked that he could outlast the grassy narrows woman, protesting mercury poisoning in her community. The remark came during a Toronto event where Chrissy Isaacs call for compensation for material over decades of contamination. Chiefs from grassy narrows in Wabaseemong say a mock their serious fight. The poisoning stems from a dried-in paper mill dumping about 9,000 kilograms of mercury into the English Wabagoon River system from the 19. 60s through the 1970s. That disaster hit communities hard, with mercury levels in fish staying dangerously high even now, passing from mothers to babies across generations. Locals report up to 90% suffering symptoms like nervous system damage and early deaths especially in kids. If Sherry Akeby called the laughter from Carney and others shameful, while chief Roland

1:01Fisher urged real meetings instead of dismissal. The Prime Minister's office claims Carney couldn't hear the protesters and that staff listened to them right away. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Goll, Masty is pushing projects like a new health center, housing, and a mercury care home for grassy narrows. A recent study from Western University shows mill emissions are still fueling toxic methyl mercury in the river. Nice as high as it should be. As talks continue, these communities wait for action that matches their pain.