Canada's environment commissioner slams bad environmental management

The latest reports by Johanne Gelinas, Canada's environment commissioner has slammed the Liberal government for what she terms its patchy environmental record. The government is already under fire for its tardy environmental management. The environmental action plans rarely, if ever, reaches the finish line," she wrote. Gelinas blamed government mismanagement for serious problems with water quality, especially among aboriginals living on reserves where living conditions are poor. The government is not working hard enough to protect Canadians from unsafe drinking water," she said. She also said inadequate planning for increased number of visitors to wildlife reserves pointed to the fact "the health of Canada's national parks is also in danger"