I read an interesting article yesterday afternoon - apparently, according to US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, the US is interested in renegotiating the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Interesting, considering that the rest of the article was about border security and the 100 year old Boundary Waters Treaty.
Interesting too were Ms Clinton's remarks that "The rivers, the lakes, the streams, the watersheds along our boundary do not belong to one nation, they belong to all of us", as she attended celebrations overlooking the falls.
It has often been asserted that the conflicts of the 21st century will be over water, not oil. This is because scientists and politicians know that as much as we rely on oil, there are other forms of energy available to us. However we ALL need water in order to survive; there is no substitute.
Safeguarding our fresh water supply is essential. Canada must ensure that we, and our neighbours, continue in our efforts to keep our fresh water clean and free from contaminents. We must stop selling our water - especially to companies that seek to benefit financially from its sale, while causing harm to ecosystems and generating pollution.
If we are entering negotiations with the US, this is the time for Canada to assert ourselves and stand up to protect the water that we all need in order to survive.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/06/13/boundary-waters.html
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