on July 13, 2014 in World News
Government bracing for court battles over navigable waterways
Government bracing for court battles over navigable waterways The federal government is girding for yet more court battles, this time involving waterways used by boaters, cottagers and First Nations, according to a document obtained by CBC News. At issue is the Navigation Protection Act, a piece of legislation passed as part of the government’s omnibus budget bill last year. The new law, which replaced the Navigable Waters Protection Act, drastically reduced the number waterways where development would be considered to represent “a substantial interference with navigation.” The rest of the waterways, about 98 per cent of all rivers and lakes… View Article
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