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.
NEWS: Navigation Protection Act has last hearing today
CBC reports, "Two hours of Transport Committee hearings today will be the last word the House of Commons hears on ...
Changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act impacts First Nations Treaty rights and paves the way for more pipelines
Since 2009, the Harper government has slowly clawed back protections from the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) with a final ...
NEWS: Harper legislation guts protection for waterways
Council of Canadians water campaigner Emma Lui points out that there are at least 31,752 lakes in Canada, according to ...
NEWS: Ontario affirms it will develop a Great Lakes Protection Act
In the Ontario government's Throne Speech yesterday, it stated, "Your government also knows that Ontario's wealth is not just economic ...
Senate report on the Navigable Waters Protection Act
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources recently reported on the Navigable Waters Protection Act ...
