I've noted Wisconsin's repetitive approvals for diversions of Great Lakes water,
and one Canadian water conservationist's complaints about that has hit media there.
And if Canadians don't like this part of Scott Walker's legacy, imagine if he'd gotten to build his US-Canada wall.
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Milwaukee shoreline, Lake Michigan |
Ontario, Quebec should be represented on IJC water compactWhile the complainant does confuse the Waukesha and Racine-for-Foxconn diversions, he's right about a) our state's diversion-happy record, and b) his observation that Canada - - (despite earlier objections) - - has virtually no say in how Great Lakes the share with the US can be diverted because the overarching US-Canadian Great Lakes Compact as written assigns Canadian provinces an advisory role only.
And if Canadians don't like this part of Scott Walker's legacy, imagine if he'd gotten to build his US-Canada wall.