Canada's Canoe Routes Under Threat

Alex Paterson — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:15:21 +0000

Conservatives attempt to eliminate waterway protection with proposed legislation changes

Proposed legislative changes in the federal government’s omnibus budget bill will strip away protections from the majority of Canada’s waterbodies, environmentalists say.

Tabled in parliament Oct. 18, Bill C45 proposes to replace the country’s Navigable Waters Protection Act with the new Navigation Protection Act.

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