Canada’s discussion of Trump’s designs on our water has been focused – in the West – on the Columbia. But it is the Peace River that connects the dots to fulfill the long term dream of USACE engineers to bring northern water south to American communities east of the Rockies. Want a selfie of you with THE TAP? Go to Dunvegan, Alberta, just on the border of BC. Future site of the Amisk Dam, designed as the “elbow” that will siphon off water from the north-flowing Peace River and send it flowing south. Conveniently, all the upstream storage capacity is … Continue reading Want a selfie of you with Trump’s tap?
A decade ago, I was asked by Columbia Basin residents to weigh in on Canada’s interest in the future of the Columbia Treaty, ratified in 1964. As negotiations are on pause in the face of Trump’s attack on Canada, I pulled it out to look at some of the implications of terminating the agreement. Click the link below for 60 Years On… Options for the Columbia and the Community at the end of the Treaty Period https://www.theholmteam.ca/60.Years.On.NAKUSP.Apr.2013.pdf Continue reading Columbia Treaty – 60 Years On
This page will follow key news reports on Trump’s battle to capture Canada’s water. As you read them, consider this: In the March 18th Tyee article, the author notes “water is exempt from the NAFTA”. NOT TRUE. John Crosbie is the one who first got away with this and it is shocking to see it still trotted out . Natural free flowing waters delivered at the whim of Mother Nature are of course not covered. BUT change in any way the timing or volume of Mother Nature’s delivery to meet the need of the market and water becomes a good. … Continue reading Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting about… Trump’s Interest in Canada’s Most Precious Resource
Following is a list of NAFTA articles that compromise Canadian sovereignty over our water resources and the proposed amendments that would fix the problem.
#1 Trade agreements apply to “goods”, “services”, “investments”
NAFTA Article 102 “eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the cross border movement of, goods and services between the territories of the Parties, to increase substantially investment opportunities in the territories of the Parties, and to…expand and enhance…”.
#2 Goods are defined by the Harmonized Commodity Coding System”:
Continue reading Why Water is Covered by FTA/NAFTA/CUSMA
