Ewww

I was cheered to hear that the federal government (in the person of the loathsome Peter Mackay) announced today that Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton is going to be offered special protection.

But was I ever grossed out to learn what it was: no more dumping raw sewage into the lakes from boats. I guess that is a big step forward. As a non-boater, though, I was disgusted to learn that boats can dump out their raw sewage pretty much anywhere they want in this country, and that designating a lake as a "no discharge zone" is actually a pretty big deal.

Just how many bodies of water in Canada are no discharge zones? It's a very short list.