In the coming days, weeks and months you should start seeing an elimination of bottled water on municipal property.

In a time where Canadians are confused by what the Federal Government is doing about the economy it may be hard to celebrate the small things. The recent decision by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to phase out the sale of bottled water may make things a little easier.

Joe Cressy, member of Inside the Bottle, says, “In the same way that Coca-Cola doesn’t sell Pepsi in its building, we’re very pleased to see the FCM encouraging its municipalities not to provide bottled water on civici property.” Canada has some of the cleanest tap water and Canadians should be proud of that fact. This move helps to endorse that pride. This move is also one that has both environmental and economic benefits.
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The budget released last month by Mr. Jim Flaherty and the Conservatives has left out any word of financial appropriations for the CBC’s annual budget. This, coupled with a projected shortfall of $65 million in annual advertising revenue is leaving the CBC in a fiscal scramble.

Traditionally the CBC is given unspecific details about its total appropriation from the Federal Government. However, the CBC has regularly received an allocation of $60 million in government funds. The remainder of the $1 billion annual operating budget of the CBC is made up primarily from CBC Television advertising revenue.
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Yesterday, the C.D. Howe Institute released their review of the Government’s renewable energy programs where they suggested the need for a re-focusing of tax-payer money.

The report calls for “A redirection of federal funds towards more fiscally cost-effective carbon mitigation.” It finds that the money is being spent inefficiently on subsidizing technologies aimed at reducing our CO2 emissions.
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