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Water must not be taken for granted. The threat posed to water by climate change is an existential crisis. Water is life. We must hold our leaders accountable to ensure it is protected now and for future generations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured. The Sustainable Development Goals call for access to clean water for everyone, everywhere by 2030. The human right to water must include every community, remote, rural, and urban, at home and abroad, write Maureen O’Neil and Nicole Hurtubise. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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