The much-boiling "Wasaga Beach defecation incident" has gone from a simple TikTok revelation to a social event.
Up to now, it has gone through the point where residents have been exposed, official rumors have been refuted, the video publisher has been interviewed by the police, and local lawmakers have filed a motion asking Ford to come forward.
Event Recap:
The official refutation of the rumor that "there are people defecating on the beach in a small town in Ontario", was scolded by netizens, and the sticker was a real hammer, and the car overturned!
Last month, a TikTok user posted a series of videos claiming that someone had pitched a tent + secretly defecated on the beach, and the problem had been going on for years, and then the video went viral on various social media, with millions of views. In the video, the publisher directly pointed out that most of the defecation victims are Indian, and a large number of people from all over Canada in the comment section confirmed this statement.
After the video went viral, government officials in Washaga Beach couldn't sit still. Town Mayor Brian · Smith first issued a statement denying the posts for "lack of evidence and complaints of spreading misinformation."
"The town has not received any evidence from residents, tourists or the Ontario government that any undesirable, unsanitary practices have occurred in the beach area of Vasaga Beach Provincial Park," he said. ”
But neither the video publisher nor netizens bought it, and posted previous news reports to prove the authenticity of the incident.
Posted [email protected] Then he continued to break the news that he was interviewed by the police for being reported for "harassing people in the East India".
The person who posted the video said it was "a huge blow" to herself, as she was only trying to "remind tourists that [beach defecation] is a biohazard," and was complained about.
After the video was released, it attracted a large number of netizens to support.
At this point, the local government saw that it could not calm the situation, and finally convened a special meeting on Monday. It was Mayor Smith who stepped in and asked Ontario Premier Doug Ford · pick up the pieces.
Speaking at a special parliamentary session on Monday, Smith noted that the park is a "provincial park": "The town's reputation has been seriously damaged by concerns from citizens and visitors about the quality and lack of maintenance of the Washaga Beach Provincial Park." ”
While the Ontario Department of Environment, Conservation and Parks Management shares responsibility for Washaga Beach Provincial Park with the Ontario Parks Service, town officials say they have been subjected to most of the complaints.
·Councillor Richard White said the negative comments on social media have hurt innocent townspeople.
"It is the responsibility of the provincial government to manage this provincial park, and we are standing up today to say that we need more attention."
Mayor Smith has now filed a motion seeking to meet with Ford and several ministers urging the provincial government to help develop provincial rules prohibiting the erection of temporary structures on town-owned waterfront land and prohibiting tents on beaches.
Smith's motion has been passed unanimously, but the governor's office has not commented.