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Ontario to roll back air quality protections
When Premier McGuintyʼs government first introduced new air quality regulations in 2005, the province described them as “the cornerstone” of the governmentʼs efforts to protect local air quality. This week, the McGuinty government appears... Music Road Trip (June 29, 2009)
This week we take the show on the road to Ottawa (again!). We’ll hear about Krystyn’s presentation to the Canadian River Heritage Conference on the Navigable Waters Protection Act, and party with...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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178 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Coalition urges McGuinty to think twice on new nukes
On June 3, 2009, thirteen environmental organizations delivered a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty: say no to new nuclear reactors in Ontario. In an open letter to the Premier, Environmental Defence, The...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 23 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Senate road trip (Navigable Waters)
This is our third trip to the Canadian Senate to speak on the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Living at the Barricades’ hosts Krystyn and Mark hit the road to discuss our concerns with the changes to the Act...A closer look at the Green Energy Act
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s comments on Bill 150, the proposed Green Energy and Green Economy Act, highlight several provisions that may have effects outside the scope of renewable energy development in...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 28 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago
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Lobbying (April 29, 2009)
Lobbying has a major impact on the way decisions are made in the halls of power today. On this week’s episode we’ll hear from Mark Tovey of World Changing Canada, and former Neuse Riverkeeper and hog-farm... Province wavers on tire burning in Ontario
Ontario Tire Stewardship is still promoting tire burning, even after four years of public comment and legal argument illustrating how the practice threatens the environment. It also fails to meet provincial law and... Canaries: what mining issues say about environmental protection
The mining industry, and the laws and regulations that govern it, has historically been a bellwether for the state of environmental protections in Canada. This week, Krystyn and Mark speak with Joan Barton... Right to navigate in the hands of Canada’s Senators
The future of Canada’s waterways - and our rights to access them - is now in the hands of Canada’s Senators. Last week, Senators engaged in a passionate, intelligent debate over the merits of burying...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 37 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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214 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
A blueprint for plunder (Mar. 3, 2009)
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... The Green Energy Act: Take One
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is happy to invite members and friends to attend our second Book Club meeting March 18, 2009 at the Cameron House in Toronto. LOW welcomes author Mark Osbaldeston, who will host an...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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309 views | 14 recommendations | 6 comments
The Green Energy Act and what it means for you (Feb. 24, 2009)
On this weeks show, Krystyn and Mark look at the reasoning behind Ontario’s new Green Energy Act, and speak with David Donnelly of the Green Energy Act Alliance, and some of the different ways to make green...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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195 views | 11 recommendations | 0 comments
Federal budget bill guts water protections in Canada
Federal budget bill guts water protections in Canada On January 27, 2009, the federal government introduced its Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-10. The budget includes an amendment to one of Canada’s oldest...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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Sunk: the end of navigation rights in Canada (Feb 17, 2009)
Buried within the federal Budget Implementation Act are sweeping changes to the Navigable Water’s Protection Act. This week, Krystyn and Mark speak with Dr. Bob Bailey from the Canadian Outdoor Network, Peter...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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157 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian budget amends the Navigable Water's Protection Act
The federal government tabled its 2009 Budget (The Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-10). The budget act includes sweeping changes to one of Canada's important laws, the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA). Lake Ontario Waterkeeper researched the proposed changes to...
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