Executive Director Lois Corbett spoke with CTV News Atlantic about the government’s plans to develop a provincial water protection strategy on Monday, March 21. Read the article here, or watch the video here.
Corbett said it’s time for the government to make progress on strong water protection in N.B.
“Other jurisdictions have moved forward while we’ve been sitting back making mistakes and failing to act,” she told CTV’s Laura Brown, noting Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec all have comprehensive protection strategies.
“If you’re going to come out of the gate last — like New Brunswick has — it better be better. And now we have an opportunity to get one of the best in the country, and I have every expectation that the government can deliver on this promise.