Navigable Waters Protection Act
Under the direction of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative
government decimated the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA), delisting 99 per cent of lakes and rivers in the country from legislative protections.
Big Oil presents on federal water and energy laws at committee hearings
Early February, the Liberal government introduced Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy ...
NWT chapter sends comments on Bill C-69 (environmental reviews and navigable waters) to Trudeau government
NWT chapter activist Lois Little
As noted on this website:
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable ...
Liberals move ‘time allocation’ on Bill C-69, legislation on environmental reviews and navigable waters
The House of Commons website explains, "The time allocation rule allows for specific lengths of time to be set ...
Bill C-69 falls short of Justin Trudeau’s promises on water protection and Indigenous rights made in 2013 and 2015
Council of Canadians honorary chairperson Maude Barlow and then-CEP president Dave Coles met with Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence ...
Do pipelines and fracking dams get a free pass under the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act?
The Liberal government introduced Bill C-69 yesterday that made sweeping changes to Canada’s water, environmental and energy legislation. The long-awaited ...
Does the new ‘Canadian Navigable Waters Act’ protect lakes and rivers from pipelines?
Environment minister Catherine McKenna speaks to reporters this morning about the provisions in the new Act.
This morning, the federal ...
Will today’s announcement usher in new legislation to protect every lake and every river?
The Saint John chapter is one of many Council of Canadians chapters that collected jars of water from unprotected lakes ...
Cautions to consider as Trudeau government tables water and energy project review legislation
Last night, The Globe and Mail reported, "The government indicated on Friday that it will give notice of legislation ...
