Canada has some of the largest renewable freshwater reserves in the World. What we lack is a comprehensive national water policy. Instead, we have a patchwork of federal and provincial legislation that has resulted in a situation that results in having to be knowledgeable of 14 different water law regimes.
Backlumb, P. (2019). Federal and provincial jurisdiction to regulate environmental issues. https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/BackgroundPapers/PDF/2013-86-e.pdf
Canada Mapped by its Lakes, Rivers, and Streams
The Great Lakes are one of the world’s largest surface freshwater ecosystems shared by the U.S. and Canada.
August 28, 2010
Google Earth https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/45615/great-lakes-no-clouds
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