Mercury contamination causing people in Grassy Narrows to ‘lose hope,’ First Nation tells IACHR hearing

In its efforts to press the Ontario and federal governments to do more to address mercury contamination of its river, Grassy Narrows First Nation told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that many community members are struggling to do everyday things like go to work and school. During the virtual public hearing, the First Nation called for justice after decades of mercury poisoning.