P.E.I.'s commission on nitrates in groundwater needs to hold public forums on the issues, says the local spokesman for the Council of Canadians.

Leo Broderick said the commission has no plans for public forums, and he wants debate to be as open as possible.

"The commission needs to hear the extent of that contamination and how it's impacted on people's lives, and they need to hear from people how it can be resolved," he told CBC News on Monday.

"It cannot be resolved behind closed doors," Broderick, a retired teacher, said in Charlottetown.

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