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Canada's new Fisheries Act regulations are bad news for water
On February 15, 2014 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans published a proposed regulation under the Fisheries Act. The reg reveals how the Act will evolve in the aftermath of changes in 2012 that gutted the legislation. We looked at it, and are unhappy to report that it's bad news for Canadian waters.
Waterkeeper comments on the proposal to ban a bridge to Toronto Islands
The "fixed link issue" is about much more than merely building a bridge to an island. As Waterkeeper noted in our comments during the environmental assessment, to build the link is to fortify the TCCA?s foothold on toronto's waterfront. The EA process did little to justify the continued operations of an airport in our harbour, which was the real crux of the issue.
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