The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a coalition of 128 municipalities on both sides of the border, Surely this group can raise the funds and monitor their impact better than bureaucrats in Washington. How much does the Canadian government give? Where did Obama's $300million go anyway? Maybe a more direct form of funding is needed - a tax on those who use the Great Lakes for recreation rather than tax everyone - national parks do that.

Don't you find that people get outraged so quickly these days.