Open AccessThe Constitutional Context of Canadian Water Planning
Author(s) -
Dale Gibson
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1930
Subject(s) - constitution , context (archaeology) , resource (disambiguation) , order (exchange) , public administration , administration (probate law) , control (management) , federalism , political science , law and economics , business , law , economics , geography , management , computer science , politics , finance , computer network , archaeology
Water resource management in Canada involves both the federal and provincial constitutional powers. The result has been a complex administration which is both poorly co-ordinated and confusing. In order to explain the features of the present structure the author examines the federal and provincial powers involved. He concludes by advocating the replacement of federal and provincial control by a basin-oriented system of resource management which is feasible under the existing constitution.