Take a look at this March 2023 op ed on the way that Canada is trailing behind the US when it comes to investing in water, and how we have an obligation to change this. (in French)
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![Canada a une obligation morale et sociétale dinvestir dans leau douce
Publié le 17 mars 2023
[Traduction canadienne française]
Le Canada a une obligation morale et sociétale dinvestir dans leau douce, selon plusieurs contributeurs de cet article. La nécessité de préserver et de protéger nos ressources en eau est cruciale pour lavenir du pays. Larticle explore comment des efforts concertés peuvent garantir un accès à long terme à leau potable pour toutes les communautés canadiennes. Mettant en avant un paysage vaste fait de neige et de glace sous un ciel nuageux, il souligne également la beauté naturelle que ces investissements aideraient à préserver.
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Take a look at this March 2023 op ed on the way that Canada is trailing behind the US when it comes to investing in water, and how we have an obligation to change this.
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Budget 2023 matters. The opportunity to shift federal government water policy doesn’t come often and we need to take advantage of these policy windows when they occur. This window has been open since about 2020 and Budget 2023 represents an important milestone! Through this budget, the federal government is showing the kind of leadership needed to
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Read this December 2022 op ed on leveraging COP15 so that the Canadian government keeps its promise to establish the Canada Water Agency.
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Fifteen meetings. Seventeen Members of Parliament and federal officials. Twelve representatives from the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters. Two lobby days in Ottawa. Countless weeks of prep and follow-up. Here’s your window into the intricate choreography that federal water advocacy calls for! From left to right: CCHW members Mathieu Laneuville, Nicole Trigg, Andrew Stegemann, Coree Tull
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Take a look at this two page November 2022 document by the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters making an economic case for investing in water.
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Ottawa Riverkeeper is an OLW member organization that acts as a “champion and collective voice for the Ottawa River watershed.” This piece, written by Matthew Brocklehurst (Communications Manager) and Larissa Holman (Director of Science and Policy), showcases the organization’s freshwater advocacy on a specific issue. Nuclear Waste presents a unique challenge for freshwater policy and protection. Not only
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Read this October 2022 op ed by Andrew Stegemann, Dominique Monchamp, Nicole Trigg, Coree Tull and Roberta Webster on creating a Canada Water Agency and adequately resourcing the Freshwater Action Plan.
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Take a look at this September 2022 Briefing Note on creating an effective Canada Water Agency and a properly resourced Freshwater Action Plan from the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters.
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