So is the groundbreaking agreement among Ontario, Quebec and the eight Great Lakes states to ban water diversions from these shared and treasured waters. The 112-year-old International Joint Commission (IJC), which prevents and resolves disputes over boundary waters, is an example of this special relationship. The United States and Canada are not only close friends and neighbours, but are also committed to resolving their differences with civility and common purpose. We give thanks to our current and past board members and advisors, who have been tremendously helpful in charting our visionary policy work and establishing our unique public interest voice across the Basin.Įditor’s note: This opinion piece appeared originally in Canada’s National Observer. His lifelong dedication to clean, safe, affordable, and public water has never faltered. We give thanks to FLOW founder Jim Olson for his visionary legal thinking, leadership, and passion in founding a nonprofit wholly dedicated and committed to protecting water as a shared commons for all peoples from one generation to the next. In the next decade, it will take all of us rowing together in the same direction to secure the kind of durable and lasting water policies needed for these globally unique and magnificent Great Lakes. You stood with us to take on the threats of water privatization and commodification, oil pipelines in our waters, water insecurity, an affordability crisis, chemical contamination, crumbling infrastructure, and much more.īecause of you, our movement continues to grow, forging potent alliances and partnerships with people, organizations, and governments across the Great Lakes Basin, including indigenous tribes, frontline groups, and business and community leaders. You have seen the need for us to establish a new healing relationship with water and to apply science and the rule of law as foundational principles for making informed policy decisions that protect human health and the entire water cycle. You have understood the urgent need to steward our water as a commons protected from one generation to the next. In reflecting upon this past decade, we have much to be grateful for, even in these challenging times.įirst and foremost, we are thankful for you, who have made our work possible year after year.
This past year marked an extraordinary year for FLOW, as we celebrated a decade of keeping our water public and protected. Published on January 1st, 2022 by FLOW Editor - Blog Posts With Gratitude: Celebrating 10 Years of Keeping Water Public and Protected with You
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