“Eau Canada” brings together 28 of Canada’s top water experts to
debate Canada’s most critical water issues, and to map out
solutions.The diverse range of contributors – geographers,
environmental lawyers, former government officials, aquatic
scientists, economists, and political scientists – reflects the
broad range of issues involved in water management debates.
Contributors argue that weak governance is at the heart of
Canada’s water problems. The first three sections of the book
provide background on Canadian water uses (and abuses), identify
key weaknesses in Canadian water governance, and explore
controversial debates over jurisdiction, transboundary waters,
water exports, and water privatization. Solutions for more
sustainable water management are mapped out in the final
sections of the book, including a cross-Canada consensus on
water policy, water conservation and pricing, and an engagement
with the implications of new legal frameworks on Indigenous
People’s water rights. The book is targeted at a br