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 […]
A Good Federal Budget for Water! Read More »
Read this December 2022 op ed on leveraging COP15 so that the Canadian government keeps its promise to establish the Canada Water Agency.
Canada must not waste the opportunities at COP15 in Montreal Read More »
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
The Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters Visits the Hill Read More »
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.
The Economic Opportunity of Making Water Investments in Canada Read More »
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
Ottawa Riverkeeper takes on Freshwater Advocacy for Radioactive Waste Management Read More »
A Story of Collaborative Success “How do we make investing in our watersheds a political priority?” As Coree Tull recalls, that’s the question a group of freshwater advocates coalesced around when the BC Watershed Security Coalition started. The work began in April 2020 as the pandemic hit full force. Coree remembers that “a group of us working on
Building a Strong BC Watershed Security Coalition: A Leader’s Perspective Read More »
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.
Feds must keep promises on water Read More »
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.
Briefing Note: An Effective Canada Water Agency & Freshwater Action Plan Read More »
We’ve heard from several OLW Network members – and OLW staff – that figuring out how Ottawa works is intimidating! And, that it’s a major barrier to getting involved in water advocacy. We want to minimize this feeling as best we can, by laying out all the relevant information. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce
Our Living Waters Offers Government Relations Training! Read More »
Since the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters (CCHW) took shape last year, it has been making a real impact through federal advocacy for freshwater health! Now at 56 members, the CCHW is setting the stage to advocate for policy change. In mid-January, the CCHW sent a letter with 31 signatures from Coalition members to Minister Guilbeault outlining three
Water Policy Updates from the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters Read More »
