Waterkeeper's submission on the Navigation Protection Act Review
Two participants paddling along the Don River in Manulife's annual Paddle The Don. (Photo by Ruby Pajares)
On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper submitted comments to the Government of Canada on changes made to the Navigation Protection Act (formerly, the Navigable Waters Protection Act) – one of Canada’s oldest laws. Until 2009, the law remained substantially unchanged, when sweeping changes to the legislation eliminated protections for the majority of navigable waters in Canada and focused the law on specific acts of navigation on waters of interest to the federal government.
Waterkeeper was the only environmental organization to participate in the committee review prior to the 2009 changes, and again in 2012.
Here are Waterkeeper's 5 recommendations to the Committee.