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WaterWater is vital to people’s health and livelihoods. In Canada, there is no national strategy to address urgent water issues and no federal leadership to conserve and protect our water. The Federal Water Policy is over 20 years old and badly outdated. Our freshwater faces crises including contamination, shortages and pressure to export water to the United States through pipelines and diversions. Download the Council of Canadians 2008 General Water Presentation:
Action Support the Shabot Obaajiwan First Nation people in protecting their watershed from uranium mining. ACTION ALERT: Canada needs a national water policy ACTION ALERT: Harper must recognize the right to water
Petition to the Government of Canada: Canada must oppose privatization of water and recognize water as a basic human right! Featured fact sheets Canada’s water under pressure: Five reasons to oppose bulk water exports October 2007 A National Disgrace: Canada’s shameful position on the right to water October 2007 Global water movement grows in numbers and force October 2007 Bulk water exports Two reports released by The Program on Water Issues, Munk Centre for International Studies:
Letter to Prime Minister Harper (PDF) on International Women’s Day to call on the Canadian government to endorse the right to water. Declaration on the Right to Water (PDF)
The Council of Canadians’ water campaign is calling for a national water policy that protects Canada’s water from bulk exports and privatization, because:
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FEATURES [08-Apr-08] Organizations correct Liberal Party on right to water Maude Barlow debates Water as a Human Right, CBC The Current: Part 2, March 24, 2008 Ottawa turns off tap on right to water, Maude Barlow, Toronto Star, March 22, 2008 [17-Mar-08] Harper government blocks UN resolution on right to water Yes, It’s Worth It: Anil Naidoo reflects on a year in the life of the water justice movement, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2008 Putting Harper on Notice: World Water Day to highlight the need for a national water policy, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2008 Model water act won't float, Steven Shrybman, The Globe and Mail, February 14, 2008 Lake Naivasha withering under the assault of international flower vendors (PDF), report by Food & Water Watch and The Council of Canadians, February 2008 An activist among the stars, Ottawa Citizen, January 27, 2008 Bow River up for sale? The Eastern Irrigation District (EID) applied to Alberta Environment to amend their current water licence to allow them to extract water from the Bow River for commercial purposes. Read more... Public vs. Private Water
Water and the Oil Industry (PDF) March 2007 Audio and video clips
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April 21, 2008
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