EDITORIAL: Lougheed Was Right about U.S. Thirst for Our Water-But Wrong on NAFTA

Beginning of article

Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed is to be commended for his Nov. 11 op-ed in the Globe and Mail in which he warned of an impending aggressive U.S. push for access to Canada's fresh water resources.

"With climate change and growing needs," Lougheed wrote, "Canadians will need all the fresh water we can conserve, particularly in the Western provinces."

He added that his political instincts tell him that, given the growing water shortages in the U.S., "water availability is going to rise to the top of the U.S. domestic agenda" and with it strong pressure to compel Canada to share its "excess" water with parched Americans.

Lougheed argued that, in the near future, …