Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat

HAMILTON -- Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's top water scientists. "We've enjoyed the luxury of the myth of limitless abundance of fresh water in Canada," said Bob Sandford, a co-author of a report by the Global Water Futures project, which involves 22 universities. "Canada is not a water-secure country." Climate change is rapidly outpacing water use policies that haven't changed in decades a