CLEAN WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT - MAKING PROFIT OFF IT IS NOT

ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT or so I thought. Apparently British Columbia is joining the ranks of local and regional governments selling the municipal water to for-profit corporations. I was horrified when Sacramento, California did this when I lived there. These companies, such as multi-national Nestle, bottle and sell the public's water at huge mark-ups. Thus, their corporate executives and shareholders enjoy comfortable profits. I guess, our elected leaders consider these folks more important than the rest of us. Low cost or free access to safe clean water is the sign of a civil society, a "first world" country. Many consider it a basic human right. Selling it to the highest bidder is wrong. It is certainly embarking down a slippery slope, from which it will be difficult if not impossible to return. Nevermind the short and long term consequences to our environment and future generations of the bottled water industry.

Our water is worth more! This shouldn't be allowed. http://t.co/8xFOFIzkXi

— Mark Busse (@MarkBusse) February 17, 2015