Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

Brian Mulroney, pictured Dec. 8, 2016, in Ottawa. Ralph Pentland writes that the 1987 Mulroney bill was not withdrawn in the face of public backlash as the authors suggest, but died on the Order Paper with the calling of the 'free trade' election of 1988.

Re: "Should we let the H20 flow," (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out strategy” regarding water-sharing with the U.S., to deal with potential future pressures from that country to divert f...

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