Mrs. Arlene Kwasniak at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

On May 13th, 2009. See this statement in context.

May 13th, 2009 / 2:50 p.m.

Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, As an Individual

I would say there is. In fact, DFO has taken the position that water withdrawal can be a HADD. If you take enough water out of a watercourse that you disturb fish habitat, that is a HADD and a violation of the Fisheries Act, unless it's authorized under the act.

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