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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (41)5/30/2016 8:32:29 PM
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CONCLUSION

As noted earlier, the three NAFTA countries clearly stated in their joint declaration of December 1993 that the NAFTA does not apply to water in its natural state in lakes, rivers, etc., because the water has not at that point “entered into commerce and become a good” for purposes of the NAFTA. The federal government has consistently taken this position with respect to the NAFTA and its predecessor, the FTA. Nevertheless, critics of the government position remain adamant that water in its natural state is covered by the NAFTA and that nothing short of an amendment to the agreement, accompanied by federal legislation banning large-scale water exports, will protect our water resources adequately. Hence, the concerns of critics were not appeased by the federal government’s announcement of a strategy in February 1999 for seeking a commitment from all jurisdictions across Canada to prohibit the bulk removal of water, including water for export, from Canadian watersheds. Thus, the debate concerning bulk water removals, water exports and the NAFTA continues.

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BULK WATER REMOVALS,
WATER EXPORTS AND THE NAFTA



Prepared by:
David Johansen
Law and Government Division
20 February 2001
Revised 31 January 2002



TABLE OF CONTENTS



 INTRODUCTION

CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

FEDERAL WATER POLICY OF 1987

BILL C-156: CANADA WATER PRESERVATION ACT

INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONSIDERATIONS

A. Water in its Natural State; Water as a Good

B. Exports of Water as a Precedent

C. Bulk Water Removal and NAFTA Chapter 11

MOTIONS, PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS AND QUESTIONS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE SUBJECT OF WATER EXPORTS

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STRATEGY TO PROHIBIT THE
BULK REMOVAL OF WATER FROM CANADIAN WATERSHEDS

A. Background

B. Amendments to the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act

C. Proposed Canada-wide Accord on Bulk Water Removals

D. Reference to the International Joint Commission

CONCLUSION
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