{"id":2530,"date":"2024-04-29T07:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2024-05-01T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:27:08","slug":"understanding-the-study-on-freshwater-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/en\/understanding-the-study-on-freshwater-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Study on Freshwater in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The preservation and better management of fresh water across Canada are crucial issues that require the commitment of a number of stakeholders, including governmental departments at every level. In March of 2023, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Committees\/en\/ENVI\"> Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development<\/a> announced the launch of an exhaustive study on the role of the federal government in the protection and management of Canada\u2019s freshwater resources. A year later, the committee has received 39 briefs and heard 145 witnesses in order to evaluate the state of Canada\u2019s fresh water and the actions recommended by the experts.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is a parliamentary department that plays a crucial role in the study of environmental issues and sustainable development in Canada. Composed of members from different political parties, the committee is tasked with studying and producing recommendations for questions such as the conservation of biodiversity, climate change, and, in the case that interests us today, fresh water.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who are the Members of this Committee? <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is composed of 12 deputies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Committees\/en\/ENVI\/Members\">12 members<\/a> come from different political parties in Canada.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 183px;\" width=\"566\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan Mazier, Conservative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monique Pauz\u00e9, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shafqat Ali, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophie Chatel, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laurel Collins, NDP<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G\u00e9rard Deltell, Conservative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kram, Conservative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branden Leslie, Conservative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lloyd Longfield, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leah Taylor Roy, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam van Koeverden, Liberal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>What is the Study on Freshwater in Canada?<\/h2>\n<p>The Study on Freshwater in Canada undertaken by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development aims to evaluate the federal government\u2019s role in protecting and managing Canada\u2019s freshwater resources. This study examines various aspects of water management, including the quality of the water, the management of watersheds, the protection of aquatic ecosystems, technological innovation to simplify treatment and\/or preservation, the management of our water, as well as water management policies.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee also heard the recommendations of many witnesses and experts across the country, including the De Gaspe Beaubien Foundation, AquaAction, and several of our partners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-toronto-1200x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-toronto-1200x300-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-toronto-1200x300-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-toronto-1200x300-1-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-toronto-1200x300-1-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Testimonies and Briefs<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3>De Gasp\u00e9 Beaubien Foundation<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to highlight our cause, the Foundation shared observations and conclusions collected over the last 10 years in a brief titled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Content\/Committee\/441\/ENVI\/Brief\/BR12916201\/br-external\/DeGaspeBeaubienFoundation-f.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mesures urgentes \u00e0 prendre pour accro\u00eetre et prot\u00e9ger l\u2019innovation en mati\u00e8re de technologie de l\u2019eau au Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this brief, we proposed five recommendations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Implementing a plan for funding and accelerator programs dedicated to helpingf young entrepreneurs in the water tech sector.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Working together with the municipalities and relevant parties in the industry in order to create a system that could simplify young entrepreneurs\u2019 access to various bodies of water, allowing the deployment of pilot projects in real locations.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Putting into place a formal and solid partnership between the National Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Water Agency in order to ensure better inter-ministerial collaboration.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Creating tax incentives and deductions for enterprises and investors that are innovating the water tech sector.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Investing in education and training programs specifically geared towards water tech.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>AquaAction<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/fr\/aquahacking-de-aquaaction\/\">AquaAction<\/a>\u2019s recommendations presented in their brief and in the testimony of Soula Chronopoulos, President of AquaAction, focused on Canada\u2019s strategic national interests in relation to fresh water and economic security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Chronopoulos explained: \u201cIn our view, these practical and common-sense suggestions be\u2010 long in every party&#8217;s platform. It&#8217;s time to treat Canada&#8217;s freshwater protection as both an economic and environmental issue. Let me be blunt: Canada&#8217;s water-tech sector must be treated as a core component of our freshwater protection strategy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Water Rangers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterrangers.ca\/fr\/\">Water Rangers<\/a> is a non-profit organization that creates tools for the community monitoring of our water and provides a platform of open data accessible by the public. The platform is used by over 300 groups in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and in the United Kingdom. Kat Kavanagh, executive director of Water Rangers and winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/aquaaction.org\/our-programs\/aquahacking-challenge\/\">AquaHacking<\/a> 2015, shared her experience with data collection in Canada and elsewhere in the world in front of the committee. <br \/>The entrepreneur ended her testimony with two recommendations: \u201cFirst of all, we need to invest in leadership and innovation related to the collection and exchange of data produced from water monitoring in our communities. Second, we need to reinforce the communities\u2019 long-term ability to participate in decision making based on the data collected in their communities\u2019 local waterbodies.\u201d<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Stegeman, then coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/en\/new-leaders-for-the-canadian-coalition-for-healthy-waters\/\">Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters<\/a>, also testified. He took advantage of this time to make five recommendations, similar in certain regards to those of the Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to him, the government should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play a key role in the creation and mobilization of the knowledge and tools required to understand and predict the challenges and possibilities related to water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress their commitment to reconciliation with the indigenous nations by creating access roads and supplying resources for the co-management of the waterbodies we share.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take measures to reinforce cooperation at the federal level for decision making and the community management of our water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the example by adopting an approach focussed on the importance of watershed delineation during the decision-making process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prioritize the modification of outdated federal laws and policies on water. The focus should immediately be directed toward renewing the Law on Canada\u2019s resources, which has remained unchanged for the past 50 years. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>R\u00e9seau Environnement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last 60 years, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reseau-environnement.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u00e9seau Environnement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has become the largest group of environmental specialists in Canada. The association brings together over 2000 experts from the public, private, and academic sectors working in fields such as water, waste, air, climate change, energy, soils, groundwater, and biodiversity. Their participation in this study was therefore key.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Content\/Committee\/441\/ENVI\/Brief\/BR12890379\/br-external\/ReseauEnvironnement-f.pdf\">brief<\/a> and testimony, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R\u00e9seau Environnement<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights 3 of their members\u2019 long-standing priorities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underfunding of water services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernizing the sewage treatment systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure the success of the Canadian Water Agency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-paysage-1200x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-paysage-1200x300-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-paysage-1200x300-1-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-paysage-1200x300-1-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Fondation-de-gaspe-beaubien-blogue-Comprendre-lEtude-sur-leau-douce-au-Canada-paysage-1200x300-1-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Importance of this Study for the future of our Water<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study is of crucial importance for the future of our freshwater resources. It will identify gaps in the current management of our limitrophe and transboundary water, and collect recommendations to improve the protection and management of these vital resources from a federal standpoint while respecting provincial expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By taking the opinion of experts and the scientific data into account, this study will guide the policies and federal government\u2019s actions to guarantee the quality and availability of fresh water for future generations. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Let\u2019s Act Now to Protect Fresh Water! <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The preservation and better management of fresh water are obtainable objectives, but it is imperative to act now! Although several aspects of water management are the provincial governments\u2019 responsibility (and that is a good thing), the Study on Freshwater in Canada undertaken by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is a crucial step in the right direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information collected will be useful to all. Benefiting from the knowledge and recommendations formulated as part of this study, the stakeholders (provinces, territories, indigenous communities, municipalities, non-profit organizations \u2026) will be able to work together to ensure a sustainable future for our precious freshwater resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationdegaspebeaubien.org\/en\/how-to-contribute-to-the-preservation-of-our-fresh-water\/\">You too can help preserve freshwater.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The preservation and better management of fresh water across Canada are crucial issues that require the commitment of a number of stakeholders, including governmental departments at every level. 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