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Sherry Heschuk's avatar

Need one now that the UCP has contracts (2) out for our water. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=97617D69A1BF0-C5B2-447D-A13755129099AA1B

The Gravity Well's avatar

That scope tells us who they’re looking for. Yeesh.

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Canada’s Conservation Vision:

A REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL

March 23 2018

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Recommendation 29

“We recommend that federal, provincial, and territorial governments enact means to protect aquatic ecosystems through the development of a pan-Canadian water strategy”.

The Gravity Well's avatar

It's really sad that the answers are known and not acted upon.

Thanks for sharing, Sherry.

Sherry Heschuk's avatar

Thanks Jenny. They propose that there be a streamlined process for Nation Building projects and the Environmental Impact Assessment or IAA for a year for review and commencement of experts for these types of projects.

This will give more authority to provinces which can substitute elements of the IAA, all agreements so far have the same basic architecture; the federal government will defer to provincial processes for many projects will previously been considered federal with the stated goal of “one project one review”.

Contact information is attached and for other details these links are available from the Yellowhead Institute https://yellowheadinstitute.org

https://yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/the-new-impact-assessment-regime-cooperation-agreements-the-return-of-provincial-power-discretionary-indigenous-rights/

Have your say until Wednesday July 22. To provide feedback email regarding the water for these projects

engagement@pco-bcp.gc.ca

I am sending in my email to include the Minister of Environment, Climate Change ans Nature (newly named ECCN) formerly Environment Climate Change Canada.

The Gravity Well's avatar

Thanks for the reminder, Sherry, I just posted this guide courtesy of CPAWS NA: https://www.thegravitywell.net/p/nation-build-for-nature.