Sunshine @lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 hours agoPressure on Canada to Export Water Will Be Immensethetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
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minus-squarefourish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-210 hours agoFederal government needs to mandate Canadian water supplies are preserved for Canadians. Any province that doesn’t play along loses their federal transfer payments in 2-3x the amount of excess water exports they permit. I don’t have a problem selling excess we don’t need. Preferably above oil prices.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoTell me how that works for BC, who’s a net positive for transfer payments and is the source of the Columbia River whose water system travels through three states after leaving BC?
Federal government needs to mandate Canadian water supplies are preserved for Canadians.
Any province that doesn’t play along loses their federal transfer payments in 2-3x the amount of excess water exports they permit.
I don’t have a problem selling excess we don’t need. Preferably above oil prices.
Tell me how that works for BC, who’s a net positive for transfer payments and is the source of the Columbia River whose water system travels through three states after leaving BC?