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Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I don’t know anything about New Brunswick but according to Wikipedia, “A powerful corporate concentration of large companies in New Brunswick is owned by the Irving Group of Companies.”

They own all types of companies, most of them heavy industry with lots of pollution, but also lots of media outlets. And also:

“In 2016, the National Observer released an eight-part investigation on the family called House of Irving. It looked at many parts of the businesses including the expansion into Maine, its media monopoly, how they intimidate their critics and issues within the family.“

I’m no Scooby Doo but I think that’s where I’d start my investigation.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This case calls for a hapless student reporter with an old car, bangs and a love for indie music, I believe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Either that or a woman with part of her bra showing that's a peralegal for famed character actor Brian Cox

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Funny coincidence : our prime minister worked 33 years for Irving.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_Higgs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Premier, not prime minister.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Oh it's no secret to anyone in the maritimes that the Irvings own NB. On reddit people described being contracted to build their bunker.

I think they're waiting to be eaten.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

The Guardian has reported previously that 1,000 pages of internal documents obtained by freedom of information requests showed that early on in the investigation the province’s department of environment and public health units began eagerly exploring the possibility of environmental causes alongside their federal counterparts. But by mid-2021, New Brunswick appeared to have halted the probe with little explanation.

Yuuup

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Alright. So let's assume NB is no longer a province, but rather a state entirely controlled by Irving, in every asset. Can't vote them out. Can't chase them away. Can't legislate against them.

That leaves Canadians (and Americans that care) with the same option that you would target Russia and Israel associated companies: boycott, divest, sanction.

Someone smarter than me tell us what we are aiming at.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

In a leaked email seen by the Guardian, Prof Samuel Weiss, a neuroscientist working for the Canadian federal agency responsible for funding medical research, wrote that the government had deliberately curtailed the search for an explanation.

The spokesperson outlined how medical professionals in New Brunswick had a duty to notify authorities of certain diseases, and said the department was assisting Dr Alier Marrero, who initially raised concerns about patients he was following.

“Public Health New Brunswick has had ongoing discussions with PHAC on this file and has worked in partnership with the national agency several times to support Dr Marrero,” the spokesperson said.

While the province’s investigative committee concluded there was no “cluster” of patients with a mystery illness, the leaked emails show that senior research scientists remain unconvinced.

The Guardian has reported previously that 1,000 pages of internal documents obtained by freedom of information requests showed that early on in the investigation the province’s department of environment and public health units began eagerly exploring the possibility of environmental causes alongside their federal counterparts.

And I feel that there is a moral and ethical responsibility for other officials to step in,” said Stacie Quigley Cormier, whose 23-year-old daughter Gabrielle is suffering from a neurological disorder that has left her with muscle loss and shaking.

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