Eau Canada: The Future of Canada's Water

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Foreword / David Schindler Preface / Karen Bakker Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction / Karen Bakker PART 1 Muddy Waters: How Well Are We Governing Canada's Waters? 2 Great Wet North? Canada's Myth of Water Abundance / John B. Sprague 3 On Guard for Thee? Water (Ab)uses and Management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole and Dianne Draper 4 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Taking Canada's Groundwater for Granted / Linda Nowlan 5 Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of Water Governance in Canada / Rob de Loe and Reid Kreutzwiser Is Canada's Water Safe? A Photo Essay PART 2 Whose Water? Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Transboundary Management 6 Whose Water? Canadian Water Management and the Challenges of Jurisdictional Fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders and Michael M. Wenig 7 Drawers of Water: Water Diversions in Canada and Beyond / Frederic Lasserre 8 Thirsty Neighbours: A Century of Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance / Ralph Pentland and Adele Hurley PART 3 Blue Gold: Privatization, Water Rights, and Water Markets 9 Commons or Commodity? The Debate over Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply / Karen Bakker 10 Liquid Gold: Water Markets in Canada / Ted Horbulyk 11 Trading our Common Heritage? The Debate over Water Rights Transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen and Anastasia Lintner PART 4 Waterwise: Pathways to Better Water Management 12 A Tangled Web: Reworking Canada's Water Laws / Paul Muldoon and Theresa McClenaghan 13 Are the Prices Right? Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability in Water Pricing / Steven Renzetti 14 Moving Water Conservation to Centre Stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, and Michael M'Gonigle PART 5 Water Worldviews: Politics, Culture, and Ethics 15 The Land Is Dry: Indigenous Peoples, Water, and Environmental Justice / Ardith Walkem 16 Half-Empty or Half-Full? Water Politics and the Canadian National Imaginary / Andrew Biro 17 Rising Waves, Old Charts, Nervous Passengers: Navigating toward a New Water Ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, and Bruce Mitchell 18 Conclusion: Governing Canada's Waters Wisely / Karen Bakker Appendices 1 A Survey of Water Governance Legislation and Policies in the Provinces and Territories 2 Additional Resources and Reading 3 The Waterkeeper Alliance Contributors Index

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