MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto-Danforth) submitted a new Private Members Bill – Bottled Water Spending Act, 2009 – to restrict government spending on bottled water.  The Bill would make Ontario the first province in Canada to restrict bottled water.

If passed the Bottled Water Spending Act, 2009 would require every branch and body of government to ensure that where potable water is readily available, public funds are not used to purchase bottled water.

WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE ONLINE

At a press conference to announce the Bill, environmentalists joined with university students to launch a new “Message in a Bottle” campaign in support of its passage.  The campaign kicked off with the delivery of 107 empty bottles of Nestle Pure Life stuffed with a message to every MPP.

• WATCH the press conference on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V__lILen7c&feature=autofb

READ ABOUT THE BOTTLED WATER ACT IN THE NEWS

Check out the following news articles on the proposed Bottled Water Spending Act:

• http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2009/10/29/water-campaign.html
• http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20091029_171620_5852

HELP PASS THE BOTTLED WATER SPENDING ACT

• Contact your MPP and encourage them to support the Bottled Water Spending Act, 2009.  For a complete list of MPPs visit: http://ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_current.do?locale=en
• Visit www.insidethebottle.org to join the campaign pass the Bill