PRESS RELEASE:
Green Party of Saskatchewan Supports Emil Bell's Hunger Strike Against Nuclear Waste & Transportation
Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
The Green Party of Saskatchewan has thrown its support behind Canoe Lake's Emil Bell, the Aboriginal activist who has launched a hunger strike protesting nuclear waste and transportation in Saskatchewan. Bell is demanding every First Nation in Saskatchewan to sign a Band Council Resolution prohibiting the storage and transportation of nuclear waste in our province. Canoe Lake First Nation has already pledged to sign the BCR, and support is mobilizing on reserves around Fort Qu'Appelle.
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is strongly opposed to the development of the nuclear industry in Saskatchewan, suggesting in its policies that no money be spent on nuclear power. It calls on the Government to abandon all proposals to develop nuclear programs for Saskatchewan, and would introduce legislation prohibiting the transportation and storage of nuclear waste across the Province.
Green Party Interim Leader Victor Lau says, "I challenge Mr. Lingenfelter and Premier Wall to also support Banning Nuclear Waste Disposal in Saskatchewan. A clear majority of Saskatchewan residents do not want nuclear waste or nuclear power. It's time to abandon this failed technology."
Emil Bell is currently camped out at Fire Lake, a mile east of Jans Bay. He can be reached by cell phone (306) 288-3119 or by emailing miksou@yahoo.com
Victor Lau is Green Party candidate in the riding of Regina Douglas Park, running against NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter.
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Contact:
Victor Lau
Interim Leader
The Green Party of Saskatchewan
Brendan William Cross
Press Secretary
The Green Party of Saskatchewan
