🚨 ALERTS – Immediate Concerns Canadians Need to Know

⚠️ CCJ HEALTH ALERT 10-Year-Old New Brunswick Girl Rushed to Emergency After Drinking Two Energy Drinks Why are Canadian stores allowed to sell these products to children at all? ⸻ Last week, a terrifying medical emergency unfolded at a New Brunswick recreation centre — one that every Canadian parent needs to hear. A 10-year-old girl, Brooklyn, collapsed on the floor after consuming two large Monster energy drinks earlier in the day. Witnesses described her body locking up as she suffered what appeared to be a seizure. When her mother, Kayla Duguay, rushed to the scene, Brooklyn was still surrounded by paramedics, police, and lifeguards — unable to control her muscles. Doctors at the hospital confirmed the cause: Severe caffeine ingestion. Brooklyn had consumed three times the safe daily limit for a child her size. ⸻ ⚠️ “If these drinks are dangerous for kids, why are they allowed to buy them?” Brooklyn’s mother is demanding answers — and she’s not alone. Energy drinks are aggressively marketed to young people, sold at eye level beside soft drinks and candy. Yet many of these beverages contain high levels of caffeine, combined with stimulants like taurine and guarana — ingredients that can cause: • Rapid heart rate • Tremors • Vomiting • Panic attacks • Heart palpitations • Neurological symptoms, including seizures Pediatricians across Canada report that hospital visits linked to energy drinks are increasing, especially among children who don’t understand the risks. And yet, these products remain easily accessible to kids — no age restriction, no ID check, no warning from store staff. ⸻ ⚠️ What Health Canada Says — and What Reality Shows Health Canada’s risk assessment states that caffeine limits are unlikely to pose harm when consumed as recommended. But here’s the issue: Kids do not follow “recommended levels.” They drink a full can. Sometimes two. And because they are smaller, the effects hit much harder. Brooklyn’s case is proof that “safe levels” on paper do not match real-world behaviour. ⸻ ⚠️ A Mother Speaks Out: “It could have ended very differently.” Brooklyn’s mother shared her story publicly because she doesn’t want another family to experience what hers did. She never allowed her daughter to drink energy drinks — yet Brooklyn and her friends purchased them from a nearby convenience store without issue. No questions asked. No warnings given. Brooklyn was eventually discharged from emergency care, but her mother says the fear and trauma of that night will stay with them. This incident has sparked renewed calls for: • Banning sales of energy drinks to minors • Clear warning labels • Better education for parents and children • Accountability for retailers ⸻ ⚠️ A Larger Public Safety Issue in Canada This is not just about one child or one brand. This is about a regulatory gap that puts Canadian kids at risk. If these drinks are harmful for children — why are they sold to them at all? Why are energy drinks treated like harmless beverages when medically, they can trigger emergencies? And how many more children must collapse, seize, or suffer heart complications before Health Canada takes action? This is an urgent conversation we cannot afford to ignore. ⸻ 🛑 Parents: What You Need to Know Right Now • A single full-size energy drink can exceed the safe caffeine limit for a child. • Two cans can be a medical emergency. • Most children assume energy drinks are “just like pop.” • Retailers are not required to restrict sales based on age. • Emergency physicians are seeing more cases every year. Talk to your kids. Know what they’re buying. Know what they’re drinking. Because to them, it might look like an ordinary drink — but to their heart, their brain, and their nervous system… it can be much more dangerous. ⸻ This is the Canadian Citizens Journal.

This is a CCJ Public Safety Alert — uncovering a threat to community safety that officials ignored until it became impossible to hide.” ⸻ 🔥 FULL POST — SAINT JOHN FIRE TRUCK CRISIS By Canadian Citizens Journal Your Saint John firefighters have been raising internal alarms for years about the severe deterioration of our fire truck fleet. City leadership ignored them. Today, the consequences are undeniable — and they’re putting lives at risk. This past weekend, two fire crews in Saint John were completely out of service because there were no functioning fire engines available. Not one. Not a backup. Nothing the firefighters could safely operate. Frontline fire trucks are routinely breaking down. Aging spare trucks — meant only for emergencies or temporary use — are now being forced into full-time frontline duty. Some trucks are being pushed back into service despite not having full operational capability. Firefighters warned this would happen. The City chose not to act. Fire trucks take months, sometimes over a year, to procure. Despite knowing this, the City refused to begin the replacement process early. Now the delay means: • higher repair costs • extended service outages • increased taxpayer burden • dangerous gaps in emergency coverage Meanwhile, the City mechanics of Local 18 are working tirelessly to keep unsafe, aging vehicles alive — but no mechanic can compensate for years of political neglect. Saint John firefighters continue to show up, protect our homes, and serve Canada’s oldest incorporated city with pride. They meet the challenges of industrial zones, heritage buildings, port hazards, and dense urban cores. The question is: Why isn’t City Hall meeting theirs? If you are concerned — and every resident should be — firefighters are asking you to contact City Council directly and demand action before a preventable tragedy happens. ⸻ 📧 Contact Your City Council — Demand a Response Mayor [email protected] 506-658-2912 Deputy Mayor John MacKenzie [email protected] 506-977-3849 Councillors [email protected] — 506-639-0969 [email protected] — 506-977-3853 [email protected] — 506-721-5690 [email protected] — 506-639-1603 [email protected] — 506-639-1506 [email protected] — 506-639-1334 [email protected] — 506-977-3854 [email protected] — 506-977-3848 [email protected] — 506-977-3846 Your firefighters have done their part. Your mechanics have done their part. Now, City Council must do theirs. Public safety is not optional. Fire protection is not optional. Accountability is not optional. This is the Canadian Citizens Journal.