HALIFAX—Ellen Page used a late-night TV appearance on Thursday to lambaste conservative politicians in the U.S. and decry environmental racism in her home province in Canada. In an emotional conversation with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, the actress — originally from Halifax — made an example of Nova Scotia when Colbert asked her to explain what environmental racism is. Page said that environmental degradation “disproportionately affects people of colour,” and pointed to cases in Nova Scotia to make her point. Northern Pulp, which has been operating since 1967, was mandated by the provincial government to find another way to treat its effluent by Jan. 31, 2020. Read more: Pictou Landing chief says no to Boat Harbour extension, 2020 deadline ‘so sacred’ Ellen Page says Nova Scotia government needs to ‘step up right now’ over pulp mill controversyEllen Page told Stephen Colbert on his late-night TV show Thursday that the Northern Pulp mill in her home province of Nova Scotia is an example of environmental racism.

Source: thestar February 01, 2019 16:12 UTC