Canada

It is a fucking delusion of neoliberalism that selling water rights gives anything benefit except a temporary short term payout.

Think I'm going to hold off on that irrigation system I was going to invest in once spring came. Another year of brown grass on tap.

And they’re still gonna keep blocking any form of renewable energy project

This is the best summary I could come up with:

All of the province will be affected by that, but southern Alberta's agricultural sector is expected to face particularly significant challenges.

As such, for the first time since 2001, the provincial government said it has authorized its drought command team to begin negotiations with the major water licence holders.

The "scope and scale of the collaborative work underway and being proposed" is "unprecedented" in Alberta's history, the province said.

I want to thank licence holders for coming to the table — your generosity, ingenuity and participation in this effort reflects the very best of our province," Schulz said.

"The major water users, the irrigation districts in particular, have committed to making sure that there's access, especially for human health and livestock first," Frank said.

In an interview with CBC News earlier this month, Schulz signalled that a review into the province's water licence system was likely.

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