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[ Narrator ]: WAR.
WEAPONS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

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AMONG THEM,
ONE THAT INSIDIOUSLY,

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SURREPTITIOUSLY CAUSED
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE

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DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

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MUSTARD GAS...
IT BURNED THE SKIN,

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AND CAUSED IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE
TO THE LUNGS OF ANYONE

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WHO HAD THE MISFORTUNE
OF BREATHING IT.

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PEOPLE DONNED MASKS
TO ESCAPE ITS EFFECTS.

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THEY PROTECTED THEMSELVES

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AS BEST THEY COULD

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AGAINST THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCE, DEVELOPED AS A RESULT

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OF RESEARCH THAT SUBSEQUENTLY
YIELDED OTHER TOXIC PRODUCTS

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WHICH HAVE NOW BECOME PART
OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.

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I DISCOVERED BEAUTY.
I DISCOVERED MY ISLAND.

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IT WAS PARADISE.

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FOR THE MONTREALER WHO SETTLED
IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND,

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WILLINGLY, FREELY...

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THE WAY YOU SURRENDER

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TO A DREAM OR GIVE IN TO LOVE.

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I HAD TWO CHILDREN HERE.

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THEN, WHEN MY SON
WAS HOSPITALIZED,

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THE DREAM WAS SHATTERED.

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HE WAS TWO YEARS OLD,
AND HE WAS CHOKING.

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I HEARD THE DIAGNOSIS.

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A REACTION TO \"SOMETHING
IN THE AIR\".

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I LOOKED AROUND ME,

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AT THE OTHER CHILDREN
OF THE ISLAND AND I REALIZED

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THAT MANY HAD THE SAME AILMENT.

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AMONG THEM, VERONIQUE,
WHOSE MOTHER I MET.

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[ Narrator ]:
VERONIQUE WAS ASTHMATIC.

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HARDLY SURPRISING. AFTER ALL,

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
HAS THE HIGHEST RATE

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OF HOSPITALIZATION
FOR ASTHMA IN CANADA.

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\"SOMETHING IN THE AIR\"...

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I HAD NEW CONCERNS.

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SHARON LABCHUCK
HAD THEM LONG BEFORE.

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-WOULD YOU LIKE SOME INFORMATION

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ABOUT PEI AND YOUR HEALTH,
WHILE YOU\'RE HERE?

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- THANK YOU.
- YOU\'RE WELCOME.

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THINKING ABOUT PESTICIDES
AND YOUR HEALTH

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WHILE YOU\'RE
VISITING THE ISLAND?
-YES. SURE. THANKS.

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[ Sharon Labchuck ]:
I\'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED
IN THE PESTICIDE ISSUE,

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BUT IT WASN\'T UNTIL
I CAME BACK TO THE ISLAND

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AND THE SPRAYING
BEGAN TO ESCALATE,

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THAT I STARTED ACTUALLY DOING

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A LOT OF RESEARCH
INTO THE ISSUE.

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AND WHAT I FOUND
WAS VERY ALARMING.

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[ Narrator ]: SINCE FOOD
PROCESSING COMPANIES ARRIVED,

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THE ACREAGE OF LAND
BEING FARMED HERE HAS DOUBLED.

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POTATO FIELDS TAKE UP
MORE AND MORE SPACE

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ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND,

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THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED
PROVINCE IN THE COUNTRY.

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WHEN YOU CONSIDER
THAT IT HAS 24 INHABITANTS

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PER SQUARE KILOMETRE, YOU QUICKLY REALIZE
THAT THESE FIELDS ARE ENCROACHING

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ON THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
OF THE ISLAND RESIDENTS.

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TO OBTAIN A PRODUCT

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THAT MEETS MARKET DEMAND,
FARMERS FIND THEMSELVES

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COMPELLED TO SPRAY
THEIR FIELDS WITH PESTICIDES.

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THIS, AT A TIME WHEN CHILDREN
ARE PLAYING OUTSIDE,

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IN THEIR YARDS, CLOSE TO AREAS

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BEING SPRAYED, DAY AND NIGHT,
WITH TOXIC PRODUCTS.

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TO DRIVE HOME
MAN\'S VULNERABILITY

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TO THE POISONS BEING
POURED INTO THE FIELDS,

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SHARON LABCHUCK POSED
FOR THIS PHOTOGRAPH.

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THE PICTURE CAUSED
QUITE A STIR ON THE ISLAND,

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BUT I FIND HER COMMITMENT A
CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

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- WOULD YOU LIKE SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT THE ISLAND?

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PESTICIDES AND YOUR HEALTH.
IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION.

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- OKAY THANK YOU.
- YOU\'RE WELCOME.

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SEVENTY TO EIGHTY PER CENT OF
WHAT IS SPRAYED ON THE ISLAND

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IS CLASSIFIED
BY THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

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AS CANCER CAUSING. AND
A LITTLE LATER, THE WHOLE ISSUE

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OF HORMONE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS
CAME TO LIGHT AND WE DISCOVERED

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THAT PROBABLY 70 TO 80%
OF THE PESTICIDES SPRAYED

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ON THE ISLAND
ALSO ARE HORMONE DISRUPTERS.

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AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS:
PESTICIDES CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS,

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DECREASED IQ\'s IN CHILDREN,

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BRAIN, NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE
AND, OF COURSE,

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WE ARE ALL SUSPICIOUS

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OF THE LINK TO ASTHMA
ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

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[ Narrator ]: I WONDER WHY THERE
HAS TO BE SO MUCH SPRAYING

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AND WITH SUCH
DANGEROUS PRODUCTS.

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THERE MUST BE OTHER SOLUTIONS.

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- WE COULDN\'T FARM THE ACRES
THAT WE FARM HERE RIGHT NOW

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WITHOUT PESTICIDES OR WHATEVER.

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THE ONE LIKE, UH...

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THE A2 BLIGHT THAT WE NOW HAVE
HERE ON THE ISLAND

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WOULD SIMPLY DEVASTATE OUR CROP
WITHOUT THE USE OF FUNGICIDES,

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AND THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE

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WOULD SIMPLY JUST
WIPE OUR CROP OUT.

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[ Narrator ]: BORN INTO
A FARMING FAMILY,

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DANNY HENDRICKEN ANSWERED
QUITE CANDIDLY,

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WILLINGLY SHARING
HIS THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE.

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HE, HIMSELF, QUESTIONS THE TYPE
OF FARMING GOING ON TODAY.

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HE\'S VERY OPEN ABOUT IT.

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[ Danny Hendricken ]:
WE JUST DIDN\'T SIMPLY

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GET TO THIS SITUATION
WE\'RE IN RIGHT NOW OVERNIGHT.

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THIS HAS BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING,

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FOR 30 YEARS OR WHATEVER.
SO YOU\'VE GOT PEOPLE

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THAT HAVE MOVED, MAYBE ONE,

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TWO GENERATIONS AWAY
FROM THE LAND

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AND THEY\'VE LOST TOUCH,
REALLY, WITH WHAT\'S HAPPENING.

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AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW
THEY\'RE BECOMING ALARMED

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ABOUT THE AMOUNT
OF SPRAYS AND CHEMICALS

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THAT ARE BEING USED
ON THE FARMS.

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BUT THIS HAPPENED
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

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THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERY TYPE
OF PRODUCT WAS BEING GROWN HERE.

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CONTROLLING INSECTS,
WEEDS AND DISEASE

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WAS THEN A NATURAL PROCESS

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RESULTING FROM
THE AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY.

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BUT BY THE LATE 60\'s, POTATOES
HAD BECOME THE MAIN CROP.

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THIS MONOCULTURE WAS MORE
VULNERABLE TO ATTACK.

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AMIDST TALK OF EFFICIENCY,

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INSECTS MULTIPLIED.

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THE ROLE OF FARMERS
WAS CHANGING...

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GENERATING A NEED
FOR PESTICIDES.

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-SOCIETY HAS CHANGED.

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NOW, YOU HAVE FARMERS THAT ARE
BEHOLDEN TO CORPORATIONS.

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THEY\'VE BECOME SLAVES
TO CORPORATE MASTERS.

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PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO TALK
ABOUT PESTICIDES

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BECAUSE MANY OF THEM
HAVE CONNECTIONS

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TO THE POTATO INDUSTRY,
NO MATTER HOW TENUOUS THEY ARE,

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THEY\'RE AFRAID TO TALK,

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BECAUSE THEY MAY BE PUNISHED,
THEY MAY LOSE, YOU KNOW...

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BE PUNISHED ECONOMICALLY.
BECAUSE THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS

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DO DOMINATE THE ECONOMIC PICTURE
ON THE ISLAND.

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[ Danny Hendricken ]:
AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR,

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THAT\'S WHEN REALLY CHEMICAL
AGRICULTURE REALLY TOOK OFF.

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KIND OF THEM THEY CALLED
\"THE GREEN REVOLUTION.\"

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WHEREAS CHEMICAL FERTILIZER,
INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES,

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WOULD ALLOW YOU TO PRODUCE

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GREATER AND GREATER VOLUMES
OF DIFFERENT PRODUCE.

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PEOPLE THINK THAT THE FARMERS
ARE CO-CONSPIRATORS

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IN THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL GREED,

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TO GET RICHER
AND TO PRODUCE MORE AND MORE

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THEN THEY\'VE HAD TO,
YOU KNOW, USE MORE CHEMICALS.

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AND FARMERS ARE CAUGHT UP INTO
A KIND OF CHEAP FOOD POLICY

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THAT\'S NOT ONLY REPRESENTED
BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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BUT ALSO OF COURSE THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

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AND A LOT OF THE FREE WORLD.
AND WHAT THEY WANNA DO

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IS TO SEE FOOD PRODUCED
AS CHEAPLY

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AS IT CAN POSSIBLY BE PRODUCED.
AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT, WELL,

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\"HOW WE WILL DO THAT, IS THAT
WE\'LL USE HIGH RATES OF CHEMICAL

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TO CONTROL ANYTHING FROM WEEDS
TO INSECTS, TO FUNGUSES,

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WITH LITTLE OR NO, YOU KNOW,

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REALIZATION OF THE RAMIFICATIONS

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THAT THESE CHEMICALS WOULD HAVE
ON OUR ECOLOGY OF THIS PLANET.

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AND FARMERS, IN THE NAME
OF THIS CHEAP FOOD POLICY,

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PUSHED FORWARD BY, YOU KNOW,

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THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA,

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HAVE BEEN DOING EXACTLY
WHAT\'S BEEN ASKED OF THEM.

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[ Narrator ]: OF COURSE, THE
GOVERNMENT IMPOSED REGULATIONS

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MAKING IT ILLEGAL, FOR INSTANCE,

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TO SPREAD PESTICIDES

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WHEN WINDS EXCEED
25 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.

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YET, IT WAS A WINDY DAY,
WHEN A FARMER SPRAYED HIS CROP

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ADJACENT TO THIS SOCCER FIELD
WHERE CHILDREN WERE PLAYING.

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[ Narrator ]:
TO SPRAY OR NOT TO SPRAY.

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YES, THERE ARE REGULATIONS,
BUT ONLY SIX INSPECTORS

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TO ENFORCE THEM
ACROSS THE ENTIRE ISLAND.

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-YOU KNOW, IT\'S PRETTY HARD

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WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
AN INFESTATION OR PROBABILITY

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OF BLIGHT FOR YOUR CROP, AND YOUR CROP IS
WORTH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,

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AND YOU COULD MAYBE
LOSE THAT IF NOT SPRAYED.

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AND THAT\'S A HARD CALL TO MAKE,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE FARMERS SAY,

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\"LISTEN, I HAVE TO SPRAY\"
AND THEN ON THE OTHER COIN,

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YOU HAVE THE PESTICIDE POLICE
SAYING, \"SORRY, THE LAW SAYS

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YOU\'RE NOT ALLOWED
AND THAT\'S IT.\"

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AND IF YOU WOULD SAY, IF IT
STAYED WINDY FOR LONG ENOUGH,

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YOU COULD LOSE THAT FIELD.

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AND THERE\'S LITTLE
OR NO COMPENSATION.

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THERE\'S NO,I SHOULD SAY,
THERE\'S NO COMPENSATION

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FOR A FARMER THAT LOSES HIS
CROP DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

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THAT WOULDN\'T ALLOW HIM,
OR PERMIT HIM TO SPRAY.

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- SUMMER IS THE MOST
DANGEROUS TIME OF ALL

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TO BE ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

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THE SPRAYING OF COURSE
IN JULY AND AUGUST,

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WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE
AND WHEN TOURISTS ARE VISITING,

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IS VERY INTENSE. THERE CAN BE
SPRAYING EVERY FOUR DAYS,

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DURING CERTAIN PARTS
OF THE SUMMER.

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SO THERE\'S NO ESCAPING THE SPRAY
IN THE AIR THAT WE\'RE BREATHING.

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[ Narrator ]:
FOR A BRIEF MOMENT,

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I IMAGINED THAT THEY\'VE STOPPED

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SPRAYING TOXIC PRODUCTS
ON POTATO FIELDS.

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BUT I KNOW FULL WELL

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THAT THE SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES
WILL CONTINUE.

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ESPECIALLY ON GOLF COURSES

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THAT HAVE TO BE
GREENER AND GREENER

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TO MEET THE DEMANDS
OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY.

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AND HOW DO YOU KEEP RESIDENTS
FROM SPRAYING THEIR LAWNS?

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- ORDINARY, EVERYDAY PEOPLE
HAVE CHANGED A LOT TOO.

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I MEAN, THEY\'RE ALL VERY FEARFUL
OF WHAT\'S HAPPENING

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TO THEIR HEALTH AND TO
THE HEALTH OF THEIR FAMILIES

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BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY
OF THE SPRAYS.

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THE SPRAYS ARE ALL AROUND.

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ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN TOWN
OR IN THE COUNTRY

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IS GOING TO BE EXPOSED
TO PESTICIDE SPRAY ON PEI.

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[ Narrator ]:
THE STORIES I HEAR

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ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE
REALLY GET ME THINKING.

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PEOPLE LIKE JANE, A MOTHER WHO,

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LIKE ME, MOVED
TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

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SHE SANK ALL HER SAVINGS
INTO A PIECE OF LAND

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THAT REMINDED HER OF
HER CHILDHOOD IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

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WITH A PRETTY HOUSE
SURROUNDED BY POTATO FIELDS.

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SHE STARTED RAISING GOATS.

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THEN, ONE JULY DAY,
JANE AND HER SON

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HEARD THE SOUND OF A TRACTOR
AND WENT OUT TO HAVE A LOOK.

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THROUGH THE CLOUD OF PESTICIDES
THAT SWEPT OVER THEIR PROPERTY,

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THEY SPOTTED THE NEIGHBOURING
FARMER SPRAYING HIS FIELDS.

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THEY QUICKLY MOVED
THE GOATS INDOORS.

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BUT ALL HAD BEEN SPRAYED.

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WITHIN WEEKS,

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THE GOATS FELL ILL,
AND HAD TO BE PUT DOWN.

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THEN JANE\'S OWN HEALTH,

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AND THAT OF HER SON,
BEGAN TO DETERIORATE.

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THE HOUSE WAS CONTAMINATED.

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THEY ABANDONED IT
FOUR YEARS AGO.

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JANE NEVER RETURNED.

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THE EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES

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ARE NOT IMMEDIATE.

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THE REPERCUSSIONS
CAN BE FELT WEEKS,

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EVEN MONTHS AFTER SPRAYING.

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WHEN YOU ARE EXPOSED
TO THESE HAZARDS

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ON A DAILY BASIS, DO YOU STILL

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INSTINCTIVELY THINK
OF PROTECTING YOURSELF?

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- WE DON\'T WEAR
ANY PROTECTIVE GEAR WHATSOEVER.

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WE SHOULD; WE HAVE, LIKE,

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THE NEWER TRACTORS HAVE
CHARCOAL FILTERS IN THEM,

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SURE, YOU\'RE PROTECTED
WHEN YOU\'RE ON THE TRACTOR.

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BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS,
YOUR SPRAY OR NOZZLES,

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WHETHER YOU HAVE TO GET OUT
AND CHANGE THEM OR CLEAN THEM,

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THEN I\'M AFRAID THERE\'S
GLOVES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT

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YOU COULD WEAR WHICH
ARE VERY HOT, VERY CUMBERSOME,

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AND THER\'RE DISREGARDED.

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I WOULD SAY THAT REALISTICALLY,
I WOULD SAY 90% OF THE FARMERS

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DO NOT WEAR ANY PROTECTIVE GEAR.

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MAYBE IT\'S JUST
THE LUCK OF GOD HIMSELF

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THAT NONE OF OUR FAMILY
EVER HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW,

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SICK BECAUSE OF USE
OF THOSE CHEMICALS.

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[ Narrator ]: CHILDREN ARE THOSE
MOST SENSITIVE TO PESTICIDES.

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POUND FOR POUND, THEY EAT MORE,

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DRINK MORE AND BREATH IN
MORE THAN ADULTS.

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IN FACT, PESTICIDES ARE
THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE

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OF POISONING AMONG THE YOUNG.

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- WE ARE NOT
AN INDUSTRIAL PROVINCE.

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SO WE DON\'T HAVE HIGH RATES
OF LOCAL POLLUTION.

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WE ARE GETTING MEASUREMENTS
BEGINNING THIS YEAR,

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OF AIR QUALITY IN THE OUTDOORS,

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WHICH WILL GIVE US AN IDEA
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT

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POLLUTION IS COMING
IN FROM OUTSIDE.

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AS FAR AS THE CAUSE IN
THE PROVINCE AS TO WHY

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WE HAVE A HIGH RATE, OR HIGHER
THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

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FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS,

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WE DON\'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS.

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I THINK THAT IT\'S GOOD
TO BE AWARE OF THE FACT

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THAT THERE\'S PESTICIDES
BEING SPRAYED IN THE AREA.

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I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS
A GOOD KNOWLEDGE

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OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
OF PESTICIDES IN THE PROVINCE.

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CERTAINLY A PREVENTION PROGRAM
WOULD BE OF HELP.

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- GO HORSE, GO!
GO HORSE, GO!

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- PEOPLE NEED TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT,

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NOT ONLY THEIR
PERSONAL ENVIRONMENT,

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BUT THE LARGER,
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.

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BECAUSE PESTICIDES
ARE ALL AROUND US.

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AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE
THAT THESE POISONS ARE AROUND

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AND TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES,

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BUT ALSO TO BECOME ENGAGED
IN THE ISSUE,

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TO GET RID OF THESE POISONS
FROM OUR LIVES

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AND FROM THE PLANET.

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PEOPLE WILL REFLECT CHANGE,
IT WON\'T COME FROM ABOVE.

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IT\'S NOT GOING TO COME
FROM POLITICIANS,

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AND IT\'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING

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TO COME FROM THE CORPORATIONS
THAT ARE DESTROYING THE PLANET.

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- WE\'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO REVERSE THIS TREND OVERNIGHT,

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AND I THINK ONLY BY, YOU KNOW,

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THE CONSUMERS AND
THE GENERAL POPULATION

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ANDGOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL
AND FEDERAL WORKING TOGETHER,

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MAYBE WE CAN START, YOU KNOW,
CHANGE AROUND OUR CULTURE

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SO THAT WE\'RE GROWING OUR FOOD
IN A MORE

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KIND OF ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE MANNER.

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[ Narrator ]:
TODAY MY SON IS BETTER.

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BUT I NO LONGER SEE THE CHILDREN
OF THE ISLAND IN THE SAME WAY.

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I\'M AFRAID FOR THEM.

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THE ACCUMULATION OF TOXIC
PRODUCTS IN THEIR BODIES

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CAN HAVE ALL KINDS
OF CONSEQUENCES

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THAT ARE BOUND TO CROP UP

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SOONER OR LATER.
BUT NOTHING IS BEING SAID

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ABOUT THE \"SOMETHING IN THE AIR\"

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THAT TARGETS THE MOST
VULNERABLE AMONG US.

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WHAT KIND OF HUMAN DISASTER
ARE WE WAITING FOR,

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BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

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