Should we let the H2O flow?

In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out strategy. Being taken by surprise is not acceptable.

Peyto Lake, in Banff, Alta. Would a Canadian government be willing to permit water exports in order to renew the USMCA and, if so, under what conditions? What type of regulatory regime would Canada require if it acceded to such an American request? Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN

February 16, 2023

Parts of the United States are in the grips of a mega-drought, with 21 states currently registering anywhere from severe to exceptional drought conditions. The American southwest is experiencing its driest two decades in 1,200 years, with major rivers like the Colorado runni...

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