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Policy development book

18 May 2006

The major communications and research activities of FCM will be directed to those national munici- pal issues that fall within the jurisdiction of the federal government, the provincial and territorial governments acting at the interprovincial level, or FCM itself, as identified at the Annual Conference or by the National Board of Directors. [...] FCM will work with the RCMP Commissioner and the Policing and Law Enforcement Branch of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) to address municipal concerns relating to the RCMP contracts due to expire in 2012. [...] Encourage the federal, provincial and territorial governments to work with municipal governments to assess the condition of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, and to determine and respond to future funding needs. [...] The federal government administers and enforces the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and the Fisheries Act.5 Provinces and territories approve the design and construction of wastewater collection and treatment systems, issue permits for operations, specify local operating requirements and provide financial support to municipal governments. [...] Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA), the two governments agree to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.6 The GLWQA recommends that the federal, provincial and territorial governments finance improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure in municipal jurisdictions, and that they help municipal g
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Pages
80
Published in
Canada

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