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A blueprint for plunder (Mar. 3, 2009)

by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | March 3, 2009 at 09:28 am

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Today on Living at the Barricades, Krystyn and Mark deliver an update on proposed amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act hidden inside the Budget Bill, and a look at what it really means to use the term “red tape”.

Music on this week’s show:

The kids don’t get it - The Tragically Hip
Maybe I’m a Fool - Aretha Franklin
Fool For A Lonesome Train - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who

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More information:

Read up on Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s backgrounder on the Navigable Water’s Protection Act at www.waterkeeper.ca/NWPA

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Uwe Paschen

at 16:44 on March 3rd, 2009

The new NWPA means decisions about "Canada’s waterways will be based on politics and financial clout rather than science or long-term socio-economic needs."The news is getting worth rather then better on this issue.