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Media Advisory For Immediate release, December 4, 2007 Who: Donna Dillman, 53 year old grandmother in her 59th day (as of Wednesday December 5th) without food; Dr. Gordon Edwards, Cofounder and President of Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, and Bruce Cox, Executive Director, GreenPeace. When: Wednesday, December 3rd, 11 a.m. - Noon Where: In the legislative Media Gallery Why: Last Wednesday, Dillman met with Premier McGuinty and informed him that 80% of Canada's uranium is exported. She was stunned to learn that neither he, nor Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, knew this detail. This government is willing to put over a million people at risk of increased illness and death to supply the US, Germany and perhaps China with uranium. ___________________________________________________________________________ On Wednesday, November 28th, 2007, Premier McGuinty met with Dillman at Queen's Park and informed her that, because uranium is needed to feed nuclear power plants - to insure that the lights remain on in the province - there would be no announcement of a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in Eastern Ontario. Dillman informed them that Canada currently exports 80% of its uranium, and asked why it would be necessary to put a million people, living downstream, at risk when so much uranium was already available in this country. Neither McGuinty nor Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, were aware of this fact, but McGuinty committed to checking out the information and to get back to her. As Dillman has been without food for almost 2 months, she requested that he respond quickly, but six days have passed and she has yet to hear from McGuinty. Dillman will make a heartfelt plea for the community affected, for the local environment and for the long-term wellbeing of those living downstream and those not yet born. Edwards will follow with the impacts of uranium and radioactivity on health and Cox will end with an overview. -30- Contact or The Community Coalition Against
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