The important thing to remember about a water licence is this: after June 15, 1993, when the Northwest Territories Waters Act and the Yukon Waters Act came into force—and this concept is repeated in Bill C-33—each and every provision of a water licence—and there may be hundreds of them—became fully enforceable in a court of law through the criminal justice system, unlike the situation that prevailed before this legislation came into effect.

The following amendments are proposed for the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act: increase fines for those who provide false or misleading information and obstruct or fail to comply with the direction of an inspector to ensure compliance; establish administrative monetary penalties; revise the length of validity for licences issued by the Nunavut water boards; provide the federal minister with legislative authority to enter into agreements related to security with the Inuit, the applicant, and the Nunavut Water Board, which will help to address a long-standing problem of double bonding; set out fixed beginning-to-end timelines for decisio ...[+++]ns on water licences; and subject certain water licence reviews to cost recovery.

If you look specifically at 3.17, you will find that Canada will delegate to the Government of the Northwest Territories the ability to approve the issuance of certain water licences; hold money as security to make sure that land and water users follow the rules; choose land and water inspectors; keep track of the effects of land and water use over time; and coordinate environmental assessment decisions under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. In addition to what was already agreed— Minister, if you want to talk out my time, that's fine by you but it's not fine by me.

Therefore this Directive should apply not only to public communications network providers but to any owner or holder of rights to use, in the latter case without prejudice to any third party's property rights, extensive and ubiquitous physical infrastructures suitable to host electronic communications network elements, such as physical networks for the provision of electricity, gas, water and sewage and drainage systems, heating and transport services.

persistent synthetic substances which may float, remain in suspension or sink and which may interfere with any use of the waters.

ban or restrict a water supply if it is considered to be a potential threat to public health.