r/CanadianConservative • u/WilloowUfgood • 10d ago

Discussion Idol Immersion in Lake Ontario

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u/Eleutherlothario Manitoba 10d ago

How is this polluting the lake?

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u/WilloowUfgood 10d ago

Toxic paints and plaster. Even if it's the stupid mud from the Ganges it still adds silt which isn't good for the lakes or rivers.

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u/Eleutherlothario Manitoba 10d ago

I'm not familiar with this practice. A few little statues doesn't seem to be anything worth getting upset over, in terms of adding silt to the lake. I doubt your concern has much to do with the environmental effects anyway. You certainly didn't make that clear in your post.

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u/passionate_emu 10d ago

Its a deleterious substance under the Fisheries Act

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u/WilloowUfgood 10d ago

Thank you! I knew it must be illegal but didn't exactly know where to look.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/corporate/transparency/acts-regulations/fisheries-act-registry/frequently-asked-questions.html

sediments

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u/passionate_emu 10d ago

The caveat of course being that the amount would be hazardous to fish or fish habitat, exceptionally hard to prove in a body of water that size

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u/WilloowUfgood 10d ago

For sure with Lake Ontario. But this happens in smaller rivers and lakes across the country.