Brief to House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Hearings on Oil Sands and Water Issues
May 2009
This brief, from WWF-Canada, was prepared for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development hearings on the impacts of oil sands development on fresh water. The brief focuses on the public policy dimensions of oil sands and water; in particular those areas where the federal government has the opportunity, and more importantly, the responsibility, to act. Three critical issues are focused on: protecting environmental flows in the Athabasca River; planning for water security in a changing climate; and, ensuring equity and avoiding conflict in watershed governance.
