By Natasha Bulowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A brand new agency tasked with protecting Canada’s freshwater is likely on the chopping block as part of an array of budget cuts promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney that span most departments and agencies. Texts from Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s staff suggested “there is nowhere else to cut” while deliberating how to meet Carney’s order to cut spending 15 per cent over three years, the National Post reported on Aug. 26. The Canada Water Agency, tasked with protecting and managing Canada’s freshwater and brokering international agreements, launched in October 2024. Less than a year into its mandate, it could be facing spending cuts that experts and some opposition MPs warn could not come at a worse…
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