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Tory MP echoes calls for Carney to apologize to Grassy Narrows over protest remarks

Conservative MP Billy Morin demanded an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, accusing him of arrogance for telling Grassy Narrows protester Chrissy Isaacs he could "outlast" her during a Monday news conference in Toronto.
Carney made the remark while announcing housing funding with Ontario Premier Doug Ford as Isaacs and others protested mercury contamination; chiefs of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nations stated they were "disgusted" and demanded an apology.
The Prime Minister's Office stated on Wednesday that Carney could not hear the protesters, while Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is currently in contact with Grassy Narrows leadership to address the situation.
Grassy Narrows Chief Sherry Ackabee is demanding an in-person apology from the Prime Minister, seeking a visit to discuss compensation for mercury poisoning and the long-term impacts of the Dryden Paper Mill.
The Dryden Paper Mill released thousands of kilograms of mercury into the river system during the 1960s and 1970s, with estimates suggesting around 90 per cent of the Grassy Narrows population suffers from poisoning today.

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