On August 6th, seven of us traveled to Moncton to hear Maude Barlow’s excellent talk about the need to protect our water. Maude is the National Chair of the Council of Canadians. There were a number of anti-fracking groups there, and the 800 seat theatre was almost full. Protests in New Brunswick have led to dozens of arrests, and the seismic testing has been stopped until September. Ron Tremblay, a native representative, gave a heartfelt talk about how environmental protection is being dismantled, leaving native treaty rights as one of the few ways we can now stop the oil and gas industry doing whatever they want. Patricia Leger and Deborah Carr also spoke with passion about how fracking has intruded on their communities.

Videos of the talk can be found on our videos page.

Six of us with Leticia Adair, Council of Canadians Saint John Board Member, and Maude Barlow, National Chair.