Canada must support the right to water

By Maude Barlow, Meera Karunananthan, and Anil Naidoo

Published July 21, 2010

Canada should be denied the seat it is seeking on the UN Security Council if the Harper government obstructs a crucial upcoming vote on the right to water at the General Assembly.

The UN General Assembly is poised to vote on a draft resolution declaring the human right to "safe and clean drinking water and sanitation" that was presented by the Bolivian government and has been endorsed by many other countries.

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