Caucus Coordinator:

Leela Ramachandran
Tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223
Fax: (613) 728-2963

Steering Committee Co-Chairs 2008-2009:

Olga Schwartzkopf
Soil and Water Conservation Society, BC Chapter

John Werring
David Suzuki Foundation, BC

Steering Committee
2008-2009:

J. Denys Bourque
Club d'ornithologie du Madawaska, ltée, NB

Lisa Fox
Cochrane Environmental Action Committee, AB

Peter Karwacki
Les Amis de la rivière Kipawa, ON

Kate Maddigan
Dog Lake Association, ON

Bruno Marcocchio
Sierra Club of Canada, NS

Allister Marshall
Potlotek Watershed Protection Committee, NS

Isabel Muzichuk
Concerned Citizens for a Safe and Healthy Environment, SK

Water, Fisheries and Oceans Caucus

Mandate

The scope of the Water, Fisheries and Oceans Caucus is broad and includes issues related to water quality and quantity, oceans and fisheries. The main objectives of the Water, Fisheries and Oceans Caucus are: to share information; to develop joint strategies; to help each other; and to provide advice to the government.

Consultations

In Progress: view current consultations in which caucus members are participating:

• ENGO-DFO National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee
  Date: 2006 - Ongoing

Closed: view past consultations in which caucus members have participated.

* Please note that ENGO Reports related to consultations can be found on these consultations webpages.

Workplan

• Read the 2007-2008 Water, Fisheries & Oceans Caucus Workplan

Annual Report

• Read the 2006-2007 Water Caucus Annual Report

Other Projects and Activities

Fisheries Act Renewal

Water Caucus members are invited to join the RCEN Fisheries listserve. The listserve currently shares information regarding the Fisheries Act Renewal, and provides an excellent opportunity to network and strategize with other ENGOs across Canada who are active on this issue. To join, contact Leela Ramachandran, RCEN Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223.

• Canadian ENGO Position Paper on Bill C-45 – February 2007
• Proposed Revisions to the Fisheries Act (Bill C-45) – December 2006
• Fisheries Act Renewal – October 2005
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Update on Environmental Process Modernization Plan (EPMP) – October 2005

Documents

Caucus Meeting Minutes

• November 2007 Meeting Minutes
• October 2006 Meeting Minutes
• September 2005 Meeting Minutes

Miscellaneous Reports

• Environmental Defence and CELA report on pollution in the Great Lakes – June 2005
• Report from the National Forum & Multilateral Meeting on Municipal Wastewater Management – January 2001
• ENGO working group report to DFO on the Fisheries Act – January 1996

Related Links

• Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Environment Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

* Please note that the RCEN is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Archives

Workplans

• 2003 Water Caucus Workplan
• 1999 Water Caucus Workplan :
• support the position statement from the Water Watch Summit;
• push for amendment of existing trade agreements to specifically exclude water;
• lobby for federal and provincial laws prohibiting bulk water export;
• encourage development of watershed plans that guarantee ecosystem protection;
• lobby for laws and policies requiring zero discharge of persistent toxins;
• work on and encourage the development of a National Water Policy.