NWPA – CEWF Communications
Here are the positions the CEWF has communicated as part of this process:
http://cewf.typepad.com/Navigable.pdf
http://cewf.typepad.com/NWPA-Email_sent_to_Barry_Devolin_Feb__24_2009.pdf">
Navigable Waters Protection Act – UPDATE
The proposed changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act will have profoundly significant impacts to Canadians. It is unacceptable that they have been introduced in such a non-transparent manner.
Here are some links to help familiarize yourself with the issue, and how to take steps to get it on track:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5654/t/3791/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1092
Petition Submitted
The CEWF Petition with 651 signatures (combined from our website, Soyers Lake and the Kawartha Lake Stewardship Conference) has been mailed to Mr. Bruce Stanton, MP-Simcoe North who has agreed to table the petition in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity. Thank you for your support!
Your CEWF Advisory Committee continues to work […]
Provincial By-Election – TSW
To help provide voter guidance for the Provincial by-election to be held March 5 2009 in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock riding, we have asked the key candidates to state their positions on the TSW. Here is the text of the letter sent to each key candidate:
http://cewf.typepad.com/2009_02_09_Letter_to_John_Tory_from_CEWF.pdf
We'll post their responses when we receive them.
Navigable Waters Protection Act
The changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act introduced in the 2009 Budget Bill (Bill C-10) can be found in Part 7 of the Bill, starting on page 291, at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/hoc/Bills/402/Government/C-10/C-10_1/C-10_1.PDF
From a brief review it appears that:
1. The Act does not follow the Standing Committees advice to define “navigable waters” to exclude […]
Feb 2009 Update
Click here for the update on what's happening (besides a lot of cold, and snow, and cold, and snow…)
http://cewf.typepad.com/Feb_4th_Website_Info.pdf
…Happy winter