Water!

Posted March 8, 2010

What is water in a nutshell? It is the single most important resource in sustaining life and nature. Why will water become the single most important commodity in the world? The supply of fresh water is shrinking and demand for water by some of the world’s largest economies is growing. They include China, USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. What are the challenges for water?

1.     Shrinking supply of fresh water as a natural process – population growth.

2.     Water is being used as a filtering system for industrial and toxic pollutants.

3.     Water has and will create conflict between nations – The potential NAFTA impact is detailed below. ***

4.     Water will become a strategic resource for bio-terrorism. Smallpox and Anthrax could be used to contaminate water supplies.

Simple breakdown – Bacteria feeds on the human tissue while viruses attack the cell and replicate. Ultimately the virus is altering the host’s DNA. This is why ant-viral vaccines are so difficult to manufacture.

5.     Cyber-attacks on computerized water storage plants and filtration systems.

6.     With vast ice formations melting, viruses and bacteria that have been dormant for centuries could once again impact the globe.

7.     Approximately 70% of fresh water is used for agricultural irrigation and we cannot seem to feed the world. Poverty and hunger are on the rise.

8.     Thawing Arctic salt water will merge with fresh water systems.

9.     Water may ultimately define the New World Order.

*** NAFTA’s proportionality clause edicts that if we begin trading a certain amount of a commodity we must then continue to provide at least that amount. With something as vital as fresh water, Canada should be wary of any agreement that would seriously deplete our supply. Canada may have more than we need for the time being, but the U.S. will undoubtedly want to consume extensive amounts. Perhaps a short-term deal with the U.S. would be a good alternative, or setting a limit on what Canada is willing to trade. Even so, it would be idealistic for Canada to set the bar low and assume the U.S. will settle with a negligible amount. Precedent has shown the United States will try to take advantage of the agreement, and playing hardball with the neighbouring economic giant is not in our best interest. Some have suggested a complete ban on bulk water exports or waiting to sell water until the U.S. — and other nations around the globe — are truly desperate. The longer we wait to sell water, the higher the demand, which would serve Canada very well fiscally. With the pros and cons of commodifying water in mind, the Canadian government will make a choice that will hopefully take into account more than initial monetary gain.

Arctic sovereignty and fresh water are critical to Canada’s nation building. With global warming (more to do with HAARP) the virgin Arctic will give birth to new opportunities in shipping, mineral & oil exploration, human settlement and conflict. The Arctic will become a strategic military outpost for Russia and the USA.  Its true ownership may be ultimately be determined by conflict or brute force.

The North Pole is considered an international site and is administered by the International Seabed Authority. If a country can prove its underwater shelf is an extension of its continental border, then it can claim an economic zone based on that.

Our sovereignty and control of our water supply may be tied to the defense of the Arctic. The statistics for fresh water are shown in attached diagram – there ain’t that much fresh water – eh?

Thank you,
Joseph Pede

P.S.
Do you not find it odd that Peter MacKay (Defence Minister) is spending time in Haiti? Why not Bev Oda or Lawrence Cannon? Mr. MacKay, are we helping the Americans build a secret Military Base in Haiti? Haitians are still starving – where did all the billions of dollars in relief money go?