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Draconis discovered 6 weeks ago- It's obvious that the United Nations are not working to the generals populations benefit. With this, the UN has proven that it is an enemy of the people and its existance is NOT JUSTIFIED.
- alisdee rated 5 weeks ago
- NAFTA > water. BL, rest of humanity.
- parvez rated 6 weeks ago
- From the page: ""Clearly (the Harper government is) happy with the status quo: They're not going to be an agent for change, and they're not going to support the right to water," said Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians. "About every eight seconds, a child somewhere in the world is dying from dirty water, and it's just shocking that our government has taken this position."" Sad that Canada and UN has rejected this basic human right in my opinion.
- 14Peacenow rated 6 weeks ago
- UN rejects water as basic human right Mike De Souza , Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 OTTAWA - The Harper government can declare victory after a United Nations meeting rejected calls for water to be recognized as a basic human right. Instead, a special resolution proposed by Germany and Spain at the UN human rights council was stripped of references that recognized access to water as a human right. The countries also chose to scrap the idea of creating an international watchdog to investigate the issue, choosing instead to appoint a new consultant that would make recommendations over the next three years. Federal officials in Canada said last week that the government wanted to ensure the meeting's outcome reflected the fact that access to water is not formally recognized as a human right in international law. But a social advocacy group said that the position was designed to protect the right to sell water under the North American Free Trade Agreement. "Clearly (the Harper government is) happy with the status quo: They're not going to be an agent for change, and they're not going to support the right to water," said Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians. "About every eight seconds, a child somewhere in the world is dying from dirty water, and it's just shocking that our government has taken this position." The opposition Liberals supported the government's position last week, arguing that the original UN resolution could open the door to bulk water exports to the U.S. because of NAFTA. Liberal water critic Francis Scarpaleggia said he planned to introduce a private member's bill to restrict large transfers of water within Canada to ensure that bulk exports abroad would also be forbidden. The UN's high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, said last week that the position doesn't reflect Canada's traditional role on the international stage. "Canada is taking a position that is not the more classic perceived, Canada as the kind of the bridge builder, peacemaker, consensus maker," Arbour told the CBC. Meantime, Barlow denied that the resolution would require Canada to make bulk water exports to the U.S. "The requirement in the United States would be for them to conserve first," said Barlow. "There's no requirement as a human right for us to provide water for swimming pools and golf courses and fountains in Las Vegas." A spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Department said in an e-mail that there was "no consensus among states regarding the existence, scope or content of such a right." mdesouza@canwest.com
- Bosque123 rated 6 weeks ago
- The UN at times votes in a way that says they have lost their minds.
- thecuriousone rated 6 weeks ago
- What a greater way to control the population than to put water on the free trade market! SHEESH!
- sayit rated 6 weeks ago
- say wha?... oh ok, i see... un aint no peace-keeping organization. here we r- in world crisez, w/ water az an underlying factor in most middle east warz (hello- kurdistan, f*k turkey 4 stealing-n-starting all this sh*t ) + now itz been announced on a world stage that water will continue 2 provoke war but there goez stanky united nationz. if they aint beating up tibetan monx in nyc, then they r actively promoting world war by denying water az a basic human rite. well aint that about a b*tch. i think conspiracy theoristz just mite b rite about un really being NWO. truth iz, un needz 2 wash innocent blood off their dirty handz instead of stinking up this planet w/ their nasty stench of death.
- pocketuniverse rated 6 weeks ago
- From the page: "Federal officials in Canada said last week that the government wanted to ensure the meeting's outcome reflected the fact that access to water is not formally recognized as a human right in international law. But a social advocacy group said that the position was designed to protect the right to sell water under the North American Free Trade Agreement."
- itneedssaying rated 6 weeks ago
- They are heading down the same road as the southwest US. Water here is incredibly precious. Personally I think it will be the source of a raft of new laws to further control the general population here. Canada better look out. They got bamboozled on NAFTA (it's in the Congressional record!) Now it looks like your Harper is going in for filling Tony Blair's spot. So much the worse for both countries.
- josi11 rated 6 weeks ago
- From the page: "OTTAWA - The Harper government can declare victory after a United Nations meeting rejected calls for water to be recognized as a basic human right."
