In our first interview, we heard from Jeremy Schmidt at the University of Western Ontario. He’s co-edited a book called “Water Ethics”, which examines and critiques a series of moral frameworks that different cultures and societies have used to approach water and address water issues. Carol Hunsberger spoke with him earlier this week about his book, as well as some ideas from other parts of the world that could inspire a national water framework for Canada.
Water is one of the most familiar substances in our lives. But when was the last time you asked yourself what it is, and what it means? For our second feature, Carol spoke with Jamie Linton, who has been looking into that question for several years, and he’s just written a book about it, called ‘What is Water?‘. They talked about our philosophical attitudes to water, some practical consequences of the dominant view, and some local projects that try to turn water issues back into social issue.
