Mrs. Arlene Kwasniak at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

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

Yes. In the United States the wetlands are governed by the Army Corps of Engineers. It's their job to protect wetlands.

Generally in the United States there's more federal jurisdiction over water. Even though water quantity is state, water quality is generally federal.

I think it would be very difficult to have a federal policy. It would somehow have to be seated in fisheries or navigation.

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