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MEDIA RELEASE Oscar Olivera urges Canada to endorse right to water
At the UN Commission on Human Rights in 2002, Canada was the only country to vote against the right to water. “It is unconscionable that a country like Canada, with the benefit of an abundance of water, could be speaking out against the rights of others. It has tainted Canada’s image as a promoter of human rights,” says Olivera. Canada’s stance on water has drawn much international criticism. A recent report by the UN committee on economic and social rights strongly urged the Canadian government to change its position. “The government’s position does not reflect that of the people of this country,” says Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. “This joint effort will cement a movement that will only continue to grow in strength and numbers. The Canadian government will not be able to ignore us much longer.” Representing millions of Canadians, the groups will call for a national water policy that recognizes water as a public resource in Canada. They will meet with representatives from the NDP, Bloc Québécois and Liberal Party. Their request to meet Environment Minister Rona Ambrose was declined. -30- About Oscar Olivera: For more information, please contact: Click here to read the open letter to the Canadian government. |
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World-renowned Bolivian activist Oscar Olivera will take his international campaign to have the right to water entrenched in the UN charter of rights to the Canadian Parliament on Monday June 12, 2006. Accompanied by Canadian organizations including the Council of Canadians, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Common Frontiers, Kairos, Grupo de Apoyo a los Pueblos de las Americas and the Blue Planet Project, Oscar Olivera will present an open letter demanding that the Canadian government reverse its position on the right to water.
