On April 7, 2022, the Federal Liberal Government released its
2022 Budget entitled "A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life
More Affordable." While there is a focus on perennial problems
such as affordable housing, growing the economy, and job creation,
there is also a focus on water. It reads, in part:
Protecting Our
Freshwater
Canada holds 20 percent of the
world's freshwater supply. Protecting our freshwater is
critically important to Canadians, to our environment, and to our
economy. In 2019, the government committed to establish a federal
Canada Water Agency to work with provinces, territories, Indigenous
communities, and other stakeholders in order to find the best ways
to keep Canada's water safe, clean, and well-managed.
