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Arren
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Saying Yes to Selling Canada's Water
April 8, 2003 - 07:50 AM
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There certainly seems to be a fair amount of profit to be made in the sale of Canada’s fresh water. Any potential profits from bulk water exports by the federal government could go a long way in cutting back personal and corporate taxes and helping health care system. They could even be used to remove the dirty sediments still lurking in the lower Great Lakes.
It makes sense to sell our renewable supply of fresh water for a profit. Canada currently sells large amounts of spring water, melted iceberg water and glacier water to foreign countries without any damage to the environment.
By refusing to sell our fresh water, the federal government is wasting Canada’s comparative advantage in this avenue.
For example, the frontier Centre for Public Policy reported that an average annual rainfall of 33 feet in B.C’s Links Lake would send enough water into the Pacific Ocean to meet all of California’s water needs for the next 20 years. Imagine the profits that Canada could reap from bulk water exports in this lake and other lakes and rivers.
By getting private companies involved in the process of selling our fresh water, new business opportunities and new jobs will be created in Canada.
And providing a proper financial environment for bulk water exports will increase the overall market value and profit margin of fresh water.
As well it may be necessary for Canada to provide parts of the world with fresh water from and environmental standpoint.
If available sources of fresh water are scarce in impoverished countries, there is a real threat that their crops will perish and food supplies will shrink.
By treating fresh water fresh water like the rare and valuable commodity it is, we would make it impossible for governments, companies and individuals to continually waste and abuse this important natural resource in the future.
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Danielle
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Re: Saying Yes to Selling Canada's Water
April 18, 2003 - 06:37 AM
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damn hommy!!...G-G-G-GUNIT!!!!
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