Water
The Council of Canadians fights to protect Canada’s freshwater sources from pollution, privatization, and government neglect. Our campaign work focuses on recognizing water as part of a shared commons and a human right.
Canada has no national strategy to address urgent water issues, leaving it up to communities to defend local waters. We support these Public Water Champions nationwide, mobilizing our tens of thousands of supporters and volunteer chapters. We encourage community empowerment and involvement through our “Blue Communities Project.” We are pushing the Federal government to create a strong and independent Canada Water Agency, a comprehensive National Water Policy, and to end Drinking Water Advisories in First Nations. We are opposing Big Water and its attempts to commodify water.
Water is vital to people’s health and livelihoods. Join us in taking action to protect water!
Daegu Human Right to Water Declaration
Barlow to speak on the right to water at Xavier University in Ohio
Report – On Notice for a Drinking Water Crisis in Canada
Owen Sound debates the human right to water
Why Harper & Wynne’s meeting could undermine the right to water in Ontario
Ontario fails to respect the right to water with approval of logging plan
Right to Water Gets Major Boost in a Historic Judgement by the Mumbai High Court
