The Toronto Star points out the "cop-out" route taken by the International Joint Commission on the pending Great Lakes water export pact:
"Since the release of the governors' and premiers' draft agreement, the IJC had the perfect chance to help Ontarians, Quebecers and residents of the Great Lakes states conduct an informed discussion of the issues. In a new report on protecting the Great Lakes waters, the IJC could have offered its own critique of the governors' and premiers' draft agreement.
Instead the IJC chose not to get into a political debate, masking its evident disappointment with the draft accord in language urging governors and premiers to follow the recommendations it made in its 2000 report.
That's a cop-out. We have a right to know exactly what the IJC thinks. The future of the Great Lakes is too important — and too fragile — to be decided without the benefit of the best, independent advice available."
What's the point of having a watchdog with no teeth or bark?
Posted by Dave at September 27, 2004 04:28 PM