Feds must keep promises on water

According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Canada is spending $1.9-billion annually on damages caused by climate-exacerbated floods, storms, droughts, and wildfires that also cause displacement, trauma and personal tragedy. From coast to coast, climate impacts are devastating lives.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The federal government should create an effective Canada Water Agency and adequately resourcing the Freshwater Action Plan are necessary first steps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Andrew Stegemann, Dominique Monchamp, Nicole Trigg, Coree Tull, and Roberta Webster

October 12, 2022

Whether it's marking World Environment Day by kayaking on the Niagara River or canoeing on Lake Laurentian before making an election promise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown himself to be very interested in water health. In their 2021 platform, the Liberals demonstrated their commitment to h...

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