Over the past few weeks, we've been looking at the issue of water as it relates to the world's poor, particularly women, and have recognized the inequality of water distribtuion. Some governments have experimented with handing over their water resources to private water companies and some have been charging fees to those who can least afford it. Lakes are drying up and water tables are diminishing and there is very little clean water for many people throughout the world. According to Maude Barlow of the council of Canadians, water might well be the new "oil." Look at the following 5 questions and choose one to comment on. Try to incorporate quotations or paraphrases from your class readings or lectures to support your statements.You will be given a mark for this blog post. Please submit it by Tuesday May 31st

1. Do you think that water should be a commodity to be bought and sold, or a shared natural resource.

2. Do you think that water is the new oil?

3. Nestle takes 5 million litres of water a day from Ontario lakes, bottles it and sells it back to us. Should private companies be able to do this?

4. 1/6 of all of the people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water.Who is to blame? How can this problem be solved?

5. Do you think that Canada needs a national water policy? What about your country?