Canada (2378 articles) Canada borders on all of the Great Lakes, except Lake Michigan. 1 in 5 Canadians lives in the Great Lakes Basin, nearly all in the Province of Ontario. The federal government plays a role in international treaties, fisheries, and regulation of the nuclear industry.
|  | Help for Fraser River Sockeye: Environmental Watchdog to Investigate Metro’s Sewage Treatment RecordVancouver: The Commission on Environmental Co-operation announced today that it will investigate allegations regarding Metro Vancouver’s Iona sewage treatment facility, at the request of environmental groups across North America, who were asking that body to investigate... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Environmental Law Features Fish Press Releases Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim Waterkeeper.ca Weekly |
| | | As you read this, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is locked in an in camera meeting on Parliament Hill. The Committee has one agenda item: review a draft report on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. It's highly unlikely that the report will contain good news for Canadians who care about clean air and water.The... (more) | | (1 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law Features Fish Industrial Emissions Swim Waterkeeper.ca Weekly |
|  | The federal government is considering a new regulation under the Fisheries Act that would allow aquaculture facilities (mainly fish farms) to add deleterious substances to water frequented by fish. In the letter below, Waterkeeper objects to the proposed regulation.BY EMAIL: fpptr-rtppp@dfo-mpo.gc.caDecember 5, 2011Manager, Aquaculture Management... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Environmental Law Fish Research |
|  | Mike de Souza of PostMedia writes about a new report that suggests industrial water users should pay for the water they use. The report also suggests that Canada should create a new inventory of its water resources:
The panel, appointed by the federal government to provide advice on environmental and economic issues, said that industry accounts for about 86 per cent of... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law Groundwater Industrial Emissions |
| | | Ms. Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, Lib.):Mr. Speaker, this is an extraordinary moment for our planet. This month the world's seven billionth citizen was born into a population more aware than ever of the challenges of sustaining life on a crowded planet.Between 1960 and 2000, the world's population doubled. During that same period, the world lost 25% of its land... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Drink Fish Swim |
| | | Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.):Mr. Speaker, Canada's drinking water report card says the government is failing in almost every aspect of water protection.Only marginal improvements have been made to municipal water treatment since the government was first elected, an area where we should be investing to help cash-strapped municipalities.The report... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law |
| | | Colin Perkel in the Hamilton Spectator on November 15, 2011 writes about a recent report from Ecojustice, which surveys Canada's drinking water protections:
More than a decade after the Walkerton disaster, much of Canada's tap water remains at risk from contamination despite initial progress in front-line monitoring and treatment, a new report concludes.In its third such... (more) | | (0 comments) Canada Drink Environmental Law |
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