e-1244 (Protection of the environment)
- Keywords
- Canada-United States relations
- International Boundary Waters Treaty Act
- Water quality
- Watersheds
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Both the Northwest Area Water Supply Project and the Red River Valley Water Supply Project in North Dakota falls within the purview of a specific provision under Article IV of the Boundary Waters Treaty Act;
- Both diversion projects will transfer water from the Missouri River Basin in the United States into the Hudson Bay drainage Basin and thus having the potential for adverse environmental impacts on both the Red and Souris Rivers and Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; and
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, the Minister responsible for Boundary Waters Treaty, has the authority under Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty to refer these two projects to the International Joint Commission for review.
- Open for signature
- August 25, 2017, at 2:46 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 23, 2017, at 2:46 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Daniel Blaikie
(Elmwood—Transcona)
January 31, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02014) - Government response tabled
- March 19, 2018