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I was disappointed but not surprised to see that the proposed regulations accompanying the Water Act undermine the intent of that legislation. The decision to “grandfather in” the existing holding ponds, and any built before the 16th of June is an unforgivable giveaway to those who would flout the spirit of the law for their own private short-term financial gain at the expense of the common good.
The government should immediately axe this shameless handout to corporate farms that are literally sucking the water and carbon from the Island, leaving the resulting exhausted soil to blow away and decorate the snows of Cape Bretton Island with a pretty pink hue.
David L. B. Woodbury,
Charlottetown
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