The most recent Federal omnibus bill has buried in it dramatic, and very skewed, changes to the Navigation Protection Act. None of the Reservoir Lakes are slated to be protected. For a brief backgrounder on this, click here.
As a first step, we have written a letter from CEWF to the Federal Government for justification of the current Bill – click here.
All individuals with questions or concerns should also write.
And finally, some interesting perspectives from the press on this matter:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Diving+into+Navigable+Waters/7478309/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/10/18/pol-navigable-waters-protection-budget-bill.html
http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/the-drivable-roadways-protection-act-a-fable/#more-307381