Fresh Water Blog

Economically the international joint commission notes that desalination would be a way more effective and cheaper way for USA to get fresh water. NAWAPA (North American Water and Power Alliance) has plans to build a system that can transport water from one country to another. This system alone costs the same amount of money as buying the water itself. Quebec could have $65 billion a year by selling just 10% of its renewable sources. Is money worth the problems that will come from this action of selling our fresh water to other countries in the future?
Environmentally it is Canada’s job to make sure freshwater does not become the world’s next oil. Many ecosystems rely on Canadian water sources to keep life forms alive, also to keep ecosystems alive. Without water sources ecosystems all over Canada would start dying odd and becoming nothing. If Canada sells its freshwater to the USA for example it would be like giving them an excuse to not solve their own increasing water problems. With global warming coming up Canada is going to need all the fresh water we can get. This can be solves by not selling it to other countries.
Recreationally fishing habitats (one of Canada’s large food sourced) will not be affected. Selling our water will mean conserving more water, which means shorter showers, fewer showers, and smaller toilets. These are positive things and should be done anyway but not because we’ll die if we don’t. Because of global warming Canada’s bodies of water are already being decreased majorly. By saving the freshwater that we are so lucky to have will increase the time on our planet for recreational activities with deeper water, eventually after selling enough freshwater, water levels will drop to a level too low for boating and other activities in some lake and rivers.
Morally in Canada the freshwater in our country is our right. Conserving water should be enough. Water is a vital source in the world and has a huge heritage background. Some people will be offended by the idea of “selling” freshwater. It’s a disgrace to some people. Canada should sell their fresh water because we could profit from this and also it would be helping the people who need water the most, sure Canada needs it but we could survive without a shower 1 a month and 1 wash hands a month. The U.S. and other countries were starting to want to come after Canada’s water resources so, if Canada were to sell it then it would lower the chances of having it stolen.