Canadians have been consistent and firm in their insistence that they do not want to see their endowment of water put at risk through interbasin transfers in the name of chasing, at best, doubtful economic gains. In this respect, while Bill C-383, the transboundary waters protection act, takes a somewhat different approach than that suggested in CWIC's model act, it nevertheless achieves the same goals that CWIC has been pursuing for several years.
À cet égard, bien que le projet de loi C-383, la Loi sur la protection des eaux transfrontalières, repose sur une approche quelque peu différente de celle proposée dans la loi type du CQEC, il vise les mêmes objectifs que le CQEC s'emploie à atteindre depuis plusieurs années.