TrashedHow Political Garbage Made the United States Canada's Largest DumpA botched billion-dollar contract, environmental terrorism, political cowardice ... This is the true story of how the Adams Mine landfill project, the most environmentally sound and cost-effective solution to Ontario’s garbage disposal crisis, and a world class rail transportation opportunity was killed by political mismanagement by the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario. The Adams Mine landfill survived fifteen years of environmental assessments and contract tenders, four provincial governments, five municipal elections and an international cross-border trucking dispute, only to be trashed by the stroke of a political pen. The actions of environmentalists, media and senior politicians — Dalton McGuinty, Mike Harris, Bob Rae, Jack Layton, Mel Lastman — set against the actions of ordinary citizens striving to do the right thing for Ontario, weave a disturbing tale of political garbage. How it happened, why it happened — and why millions of tonnes of Ontario garbage are to this day being trucked to landfills in the United States — is a story of people, perseverance and |
An excerpt from the foreword by Paul Godfrey |
