Foreword / David Schindler
Preface / Karen Bakker
Acknowledgments Abbreviations
1 Introduction / Karen Bakker
PART 1 Muddy Waters: How Well Are We Governing Canada's Waters?
2 Great Wet North? Canada's Myth of Water Abundance / John B. Sprague
3 On Guard for Thee? Water (Ab)uses and Management in Canada / Dan Shrubsole and Dianne Draper
4 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Taking Canada's Groundwater for Granted / Linda Nowlan
5 Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of Water Governance in Canada / Rob de Loë and Reid Kreutzwiser
Is Canada's Water Safe? A Photo Essay
PART 2 Whose Water? Jurisdictional Fragmentation and Transboundary Management
6 Whose Water? Canadian Water Management and the Challenges of Jurisdictional Fragmentation / J. Owen Saunders and Michael M. Wenig
7 Drawers of Water: Water Diversions in Canada and Beyond / Frédéric Lasserre
8 Thirsty Neighbours: A Century of Canada-US Transboundary Water Governance / Ralph Pentland and Adèle Hurley
PART 3 Blue Gold: Privatization, Water Rights, and Water Markets
9 Commons or Commodity? The Debate over Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply / Karen Bakker
10 Liquid Gold: Water Markets in Canada / Ted Horbulyk
11 Trading our Common Heritage? The Debate over Water Rights Transfers in Canada / Randy Christensen and Anastasia Lintner
PART 4 Waterwise: Pathways to Better Water Management
12 A Tangled Web: Reworking Canada's Water Laws / Paul Muldoon and Theresa McClenaghan
13 Are the Prices Right? Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Sustainability in Water Pricing / Steven Renzetti
14 Moving Water Conservation to Centre Stage / Oliver Brandes, David Brooks, and Michael M'Gonigle
PART 5 Water Worldviews: Politics, Culture, and Ethics
15 The Land Is Dry: Indigenous Peoples, Water, and Environmental Justice / Ardith Walkem
16 Half-Empty or Half-Full? Water Politics and the Canadian National Imaginary / Andrew Biro
17 Rising Waves, Old Charts, Nervous Passengers: Navigating toward a New Water Ethic / Cushla Matthews, Robert B. Gibson, and Bruce Mitchell
18 Conclusion: Governing Canada's Waters Wisely / Karen Bakker
Appendices
1 A Survey of Water Governance Legislation and Policies in the Provinces and Territories
2 Additional Resources and Reading
3 The Waterkeeper Alliance Contributors Index
