By Carl Meyer, The Narwhal The chief of a First Nation downstream of the Alberta oilsands wants Canada to address the toxic contaminants in his waters and take seriously his community\u2019s concerns about cancer rates before he\u2019ll consent to new fast-tracked fossil fuel projects. Mikisew Cree First Nation Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro said he delivered this message personally to Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit with First Nations in Canada\u2019s capital region last week. \u201cI\u2019m 48 years old. I lived in the bush off the land when I was a kid. I remember drinking water from the rivers and the lakes. There\u2019s no way we do that shit nowadays,\u201d Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro told The Narwhal in an interview in Ottawa. \u201cBy the time my people are actually seen in an… <\/p>\n
By Carl Meyer, The Narwhal The chief of a First Nation downstream of the Alberta oilsands wants Canada to address the toxic contaminants in his waters and take seriously his community\u2019s concerns about cancer rates before he\u2019ll consent to new fast-tracked fossil fuel projects. Mikisew Cree First Nation Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro said he delivered this message personally to Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit with First Nations in Canada\u2019s capital region last week. \u201cI\u2019m 48 years old. I lived in the bush off the land when I was a kid. I remember drinking water from the rivers and the lakes. There\u2019s no way we do that shit nowadays,\u201d Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro told The Narwhal in an interview in Ottawa. \u201cBy the time my people are actually seen in an... <\/p>\n