An important article by Andrew MacLeod in The Tyee: Campbell Wants to Repeal Waterways Access Law

Excerpts:

"As it happens, the B.C. government had the name of the federal act wrong, leaving out the word 'protection' from the Navigable Waters Protection Act.

"The act's primary purpose is protecting people's right of access to rivers, lakes and any body of water it is possible to travel by boat or ship, an environmental lawyer explained. By helping protect waterways, the act has the side benefit of keeping them in their natural state."

"... Reporters, curious about why the provincial government dislikes the act, got little help from Campbell during a scrum in his office.

"'Let's put this in context for you,' said Campbell responding to a question from CKNW's Sean Leslie. 'That act was passed in 1882. I would suggest that the world has changed dramatically in the 21st century from what it was like in 1882.'"