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Water publications
Features
- 3 World Water Wins: Around the world, people are taking control of their water supply, By Maude Barlow, Anil Naidoo, Meera Karunananthan, Yes Magazine, May 27, 2010
- Council of Canadians Statement on the Draft Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulation, Submitted to the Department of the Environment, May 19, 2010
- Why is the Canadian Government Letting Mining Companies Turn Lakes into Toxic Dumps? May 2010
- There Is No Market for Water, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2010
- The Council of Canadians chapter on water in the Alternative Federal Budget 2010
- Water and climate change, Maude Barlow, January 2010
- Our Water Commons - Toward a new freshwater narrative
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Fact sheets
Brochures and presentations
Reports, articles and speeches
- Council of Canadians Statement on the Draft Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulation, Submitted to the Department of the Environment, May 19, 2010
- Statement from the Council of Canadians submitted to the Alberta government regarding an application by the Eastern Irrigation District to eliminate restrictions on its water licence that currently prevent it from being used for any purpose other than irrigation. April 2010
- Victory at Site 41 Shows There Is No Water to Waste, Canadian Perspectives, Autumn 2009
- Notes for opening keynote Australian Water Summit, April 1, 2009 by Maude Barlow, (Former) Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Fast Facts: Municipal Corporate Utility for Winnipeg’s Water and Waste,
Lessons from Elsewhere, Report by Maude Barlow & Meera Karunananthan, July 21, 2009
- National Water Policy - From the CCPA's 2009 Alternative Federal Budget (PDF 129kb)
- Council of Canadians' submission to the Toronto District School Board in advance of a vote on whether to ban bottled water sales in their 560 schools June 2008
- Recipient of the Canadian Environment Award's Citation of Lifetime Acheivement award, Maude Barlow used portion of her keynote address to highlight the impacts of the petrochemical industry on the environment and health, particularly of First Nations communities, in Canada. Read her full speech here. June 2, 2008
- Yes, It’s Worth It: Anil Naidoo reflects on a year in the life of the water justice movement, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2008
- Lake Naivasha withering under the assault of international flower vendors (PDF), report by Food & Water Watch and The Council of Canadians, February 2008
Documents obtained by the Council of Canadians provide damning evidence of how North American integration is being carried out by stealth. They describe a series of closed-door meetings with government officials and business leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss everything from bulk water exports to a joint security perimeter and a continental resource pact, all with the explicit aim of helping executive-level politicians further integrate our three countries.
Water is a human right
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Putting Harper on Notice: World Water Day to highlight the need for a national water policy, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2008
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Lake Naivasha withering under the assault of international flower vendors (PDF), report by Food & Water Watch and The Council of Canadians, February 2008
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“A powerful, global movement”: Maude Barlow explains why the solution to the world water crisis is in our hands, Canadian Perspectives Autumn 2007
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National Disgrace: Canada’s shameful position on the right to water needs to change Canadian Perspectives Spring 2007
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Report from the World Social Forum in Nairobi (PDF), Kenya by Maude Barlow, January, 2007
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Challenging Corporate Investor Rule: How the World Bank’s Investment Court, Free Trade Agreements, and Bilateral Investment Treaties have Unleashed a New Era of Corporate Power and What to Do About It, by By Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies
and Sara Grusky of Food and Water Watch, April 2007
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Letter to Prime Minister Harper (PDF) on International Women’s Day to call on the Canadian government to endorse the right to water. March 2007
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Troubled Waters in First Nations Communities: Private companies cash in on failing water systems Canadian Perspectives,
Autumn 2006
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Whistler chapter fights the stench of privatization Canadian Perspectives,
Summer 2006
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Threats to Our Water: NAFTA, SPP, Atlantica, Super-Corridors (PDF) - by Dr. Janet M. Eaton for Sierra Club's Water Privatization Task Force. Alarming new developments that will promote the sale of bulk water between the three NAFTA countries, particularly from Canada to the U.S.
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Taking back the World Water Forum
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Passage to India
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Kyoto Showdown: Civil Society at the Third World Water Forum
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Activists Take Centre Stage at Water Forum
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Blue Gold: The Global Water Crisis and the Commodification of the World's Water Supply
by Maude Barlow
Bulk water exports
- Canoeing to Montebello: Raging Grannies take to the water to fight bulk exports, Canadian Perspectives Autumn 2007
- The SPP and water: Bulk exports and the “joint optimum utilization of the available water”, Behind Closed Doors: What they're not telling us about the Security and Prosperity Partnership, July 2007
- Water Division, Export and Canada-US Relations: A Brief History (PDF format), Frank Quinn, The Program on Water Issues, Munk Centre for International Studies, August 2007
- On the Table: Water, Energy and North American Integration (PDF format), Andrew Nikiforuk, The Program on Water Issues, Munk Centre for International Studies, September 2007
- On the Defensive: Harper government backtracks on bulk water exports as Council holds "open door" meeting in Calgary, Canadian Perspectives, Summer 2007
- Bulk Water Exports: A Timeline, Canadian Perspectives, Summer 2007
- People are talking about water': An interview with the Council of Canadians' Susan Howatt, Canadian Perspectives, Summer 2007
- Threats to Our Water: NAFTA, SPP, Atlantica, Super-Corridors (PDF) - by Dr. Janet M. Eaton for Sierra Club's Water Privatization Task Force. Alarming new developments that will promote the sale of bulk water between the three NAFTA countries, particularly from Canada to the U.S
- Turning the tide on water shortages Canadian Perspectives,
Summer 2006
- Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Compact and the Diversion of Great Lakes Waters – A Legal Opinion
- Sucking the Great Lakes Dry
- The Great Lakes Annex Agreements: Still Leaking!
- A Victory for The Tay River
- Canada on Tap - The Environmental Implications of Water Exports
by Jamie Linton
- Thirst for Control: New Rules in the Global Water Grab
by Steven Shrybman
- Water Export Controls and Canadian International Trade Obligations
by Steven Shrybman
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