Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 24, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba I 2001 regional As water Transfer agreement seen As violation of american Constitution senator challenges Manitoba Missouri Deal by Paul Samyn Ottawa Premier Gary doers Antipater diversion efforts in the United states have set off a Cross order spat with a senator from North democratic Byron Dorgan has complained to both the state department and the Missouri governor about the constitutionality of a water pact doer signed with the state to fight a Garrison style water diversion who also wrote to doer last said the Manitoba Missouri pact to Block the Transfer of water from the Missouri Basin into the Hudson Bay Basin might violate a Constitution prohibition against states making treaties with foreign i have been in touch with the state department on this subject and they have expressed concern about this memorandum of Dorgan wrote on 14 to Missouri Bob they say it raises some serious constitutional i have been told that the Canadian for other is also concerned about their provinces reaching the agreements with out the consent of the Canadian National doers counterstrike will Point out that Manitoba As Well As other provinces have Long had agreements with including North this shows How important this mis Souri agreement doer said the Missouri agreement gives us some heft in the United states to Deal with these diversion As opposed to being just off on our own in doer said Manitoba has agreements with North Dakota dating Back to a fact his office will be raising with Dor the Bottom line is he should be Deal ing with the substance of both Ameri cans and canadians being opposed to the diversion of and North Dakotas treaty obligations to rather than trying to flip Flop on memorandums of understanding that have been Between states and provinces for a Long including North Manitoba agreement with Missouri signed 25 commits the province and the state to work cooperatively to protect their two watersheds from an inter Basin Transfer feared under the Dakota water resources doers fight against the resurrection of the Garrison style diversion project which Many believe could Lead to environmental damage to Manitoba water ways has seen him lobby former president Bill As Well As governors and politicians in Dorgan could not be reached for com ment his 14 letter said the Manitoba Missouri pact is a step Back wards in the cooperative efforts which had been under it seems to me that a Good Neighbour policy of states that share a common interesting the Missouri River would be to find ways to work together rather than seeking ways to Divide our inter Dorgan Winter clearcut data dlr Standard portable Ivov outlet spas from 00 1495 Kravco Sargent Berry 7866957 Lagimodiere Grassie 6543847 toll free 18006651411 touchable hair forecasts see mild flooding flood outlooks for Manitoba and North Dakota were issued yesterday indicating High chances of Moder ate River but officials say at the it appears 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