LAW 529 Final: Final Exam Review - LAW 534.docx
12 Jul 2014
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Walkerton case, may 2000: water contamination of the ontario town of walkerton. Water distribution facility, which was previously regulated by the government and then became privatized. Health > medical officer would decide whether to issue a boil water advisory": this was a guideline", not legally binding regulation. The policy changed: privatization: moe started charging fees for routing testing of drinking water for municipalities, the fees led to the opening of private labs to enter the field. On top of it, the government was not regulating private environmental labs! There wasn"t even a requirement to have actual scientists working at these private labs: the privatization happened within. Private contractor found out the water was dangerous but didn"t have an obligation to inform the ministry of health. Lesson: privatization in some fields should be accompanied by appropriate regulation. Although it is viewed as red tape" and expensive, it is helpful for risk management.
