Leave Navigation Protection Act ‘as is,’ say municipalities

The Liberals are feeling pressure from environmental groups to immediately restore the protections eliminated under the Harper government.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau was tasked in his mandate letter with reviewing the previous government’s changes to the Navigation Protection Act, and restoring 'lost protections,' and incorporating modern safeguards. A group representing Saskatchewan rural municipalities says it’s planning on lobbying Ottawa against making changes to the Act.The Hill Times file photo

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 14, 2016

A group representing rural municipalities in Saskatchewan is sending representatives to Ottawa next month to lobby against expanding federal authority over local waterways, as advocates jostle for influence on the future of Harper-era changes to environmental regulations. Ray Orb, president of t...

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