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Canada-China FTA talks could have massive implications for water use
Brent Patterson | The Trudeau government says talks toward a Canada-China Free Trade Agreement could begin as early as February 2017.
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'This is Canada's Shame': Maude Barlow and Sarah Harmer discuss Canada's impending water crisis
Phillip Dwight Morgan | Despite nearly a decade of environmental deregulation under Stephen Harper and recurring boil-water advisories, many Canadians continue to believe that Canada is immune to water scarcity.
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Meet the 13-year-old girl taking on bottled water
Maude Barlow | The success of the Blue Communities project in Ontario can be mainly attributed to Robyn Hamlyn who has met with 18 mayors and councillors.
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Ensuring water access for all
Thomas Ponniah | As the failure of the Rio+20 summit confirms, access to water and sustainable development is being denied by neoliberal economic policies, expert-dominated bureaucracies and political parties.
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A World Water Day message to the Government of Canada
Meera Karunananthan | Thirteen organizations in Canada have sent a message to the government demanding that Canada recognize water as a human right.
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Access to water on Canada's reserves
Ruby Pratka | Attawapiskat and Mishkeegogamang are among the 112 reserves, out of 633, where the water is not considered safe to drink, according to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
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On March 15, back the tap!
Emma Lui | On March 15, 2012, campuses and communities across Canada will be mobilizing to take action to kick the bottle and back the tap! We want you to be a part of it!
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Rio+20: Observacoes do Brasil
Brent Patterson | What could be the implications of Rio+20 on our campaigns related to the commons, the human right to water and sanitation, the rights of nature and climate justice approaches to the climate crisis?
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The road to Rio+20 is paved with corporate environmentalism
Meera Karunananthan | For decades, the industries that thrive on destroying the planet have co-opted environmental discourse. A corporate water conference in Amsterdam provides insights into what to expect at Rio+20.
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A right to water for the 99 per cent
Meera Karunananthan | It is not enough for the UN General Assembly to recognize water as a human right, we need to make sure that it is implemented to serve the interests of the 99 per cent.
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Calling out Quebec's hypocrisy in Wakefield
Meera Karunananthan | Members of the Wakefield community marched this weekend calling on the government of Quebec to apply the principles of sustainability it adopted in the Quebec Sustainability Act of 2005.
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The Earth's water crisis, our water crisis
Krystalline Kraus | We risk everything if we see water as only a political issue to be manipulated by parliamentary politics and not something fundamental to the survival of all living things.