{"id":25698,"date":"2026-01-20T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/?page_id=25698"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:53:06","slug":"csc-statement-on-water-act-changes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/index.php\/csc-statement-on-water-act-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"CSC Statement on Water Act Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fw_header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;JAN 20, 2026 statement &#8221; module_class=&#8221;fw_header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|600||on|||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; 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provincial Water Amendment Act, but the truth remains the same: big oil and big agriculture priorities reign supreme over regular Albertans, and tramples on the legal duties to First Nations under Treaty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#124f77&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Here is why the Alberta government&#8217;s changes matter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Treaty Rights Ignored:<\/strong> Once again, policy changes affecting our shared waters are rolled out without meaningful consultation or the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of the First Nations who have been stewards of this water since time immemorial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Extraction: <\/strong>Increasing limits might help farmers today, but what happens \u00a0downstream and to the groundwater we all need to drink?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Water is a relative, not a resource to be &#8220;captured&#8221; 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