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Devils Lake — Threat to Boundary Waters Treaty

• Canada's statement to the International Joint Commission (IJC)
• Joint Canada-U.S. Declaration on the Devils Lake Diversion Project

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Support for an IJC Reference

Capitol Hill

• June 14, 2005
  Senator Lincoln D. Chafee to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 341K)
• June 10, 2005
  Senator Mark Dayton to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 984K)
• June 1, 2005
  Representative Gil Gutknecht to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 55.6K)
• May 26, 2005
  Representative Rahm Emanuel to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 151K)
• May 26, 2005
  Representative Raúl Grijalva to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 165K)
• May 20, 2005
  Representative Louise Slaughter enters into the Congressional Record Ambassador Frank McKenna's Op-Ed in the New York Times
• May 19, 2005
  Senator Richard G. Lugar to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 49K)
• May 17, 2005
  Representative Thomas E. Petri to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 173K)
• May 6, 2005
  Representative Jim McDermott to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 210K)
• May 5, 2005
  Senator Mike DeWine to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 461K)
• April 26, 2005
  Press Release- Kennedy Supports International Joint Commission
• April 21, 2005
  Representative John Kline to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 229K)
• April 20, 2005
  Senator George V. Voinovich to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 544K)
• April 15, 2005
  Representative Betty McCollum to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 152K)
• March 22, 2005
  Representatives Oberstar and Slaughter to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 69K)

State and Local Governments

• June 7, 2005
  Ohio Governor Bob Taft to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 118K)
• May 26, 2005
  Resolution of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (PDF, 276K)
• May 11, 2005
  Minnesota state Senator John Marty to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 118K)
• January 21, 2005
  Great Lakes Commission to (former) Secretary of State Colin Powell (PDF, 70K)
• December 13, 2004
  Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to (former) Secretary of State Colin Powell (PDF, 66K)
• May 10, 2004
  Missouri Governor Bob Holden to (former) Secretary of State Colin Powell (PDF, 124K)

Canadian Officials

• March 1, 2005
  Premier Jean Charest to Prime Minister Paul Martin (PDF, 52K)
• February 24, 2005
  Premier Dalton McGuinty to Prime Minister Paul Martin (PDF, 53K)

Aboriginal Groups

• May 5, 2005
  Assembly of First Nations, National Chief Phil Fontaine to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 442K) and resolution(PDF, 345K)
• March 1, 2004
  White Earth Indian tribe's resolution regarding Devils Lake Waters, Outlet and Treaty Maps
• November 20, 2003 (PDF)
  Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians resolution regarding Devils Lake Waters, Outlet and Treaty Maps

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

• May 24, 2005
  Lake Carriers' Association to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 715K)
• May 13, 2005
  Great Lakes Research Consortium to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 40.6K)
• May 9, 2005
  Canadian Environmental Law Association to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 40.6K)
• March 30, 2005
  Canadian Wildlife Federation to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (PDF, 136K)

Fact Sheets

• Friends of The Earth (PDF, 136K)
• Great Lakes Commission (PDF, 137K)
• Security and Prosperity Partnership Leaders' Statement (PDF, 139K)
• Devils Lake Outlet - Science Messages (PDF, 222K)
• Downstream effects of Devils Lake Outlet: Biota a concern to Canada (PDF, 187K)
• Downstream effects of Devils Lake Outlet: Lake chemistry a concern to Canada (PDF, 199K)

Media

• Canada to fight U.S. water project, article by Canadian Press, May 27, 2005
• Trois provinces canadiennes demandent aux Américains de respecter les lacs et les rivières, report on Radio-Canada, May 27, 2005
• "Chicago mayors back Manitoba on water diversion project", article from The National Post. May 26, 2005
• "Pure Water Makes Good Neighbors", article in The Christian Science Monitor, May 26, 2005
• "Canada lobbies against flood plan for Devils Lake", article in The Hill, May 25, 2005
• "Rice must act on Devils Lake talks", article in the Winnipeg Free Press, May 19, 2005
• "Devil's Brew in Devils Lake", editorial in the London Free Press, May 17, 2005
• Minnesota Consulate General letter: Editorial about IJC work was in error in The Fargo Forum, May 16, 2005
• "Devils Lake/Rice must seek bilateral review", editorial in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune (register for free), May 16, 2005
• Ambassador Frank McKenna's Op-Ed in the New York Times, May 12, 2005
• Ad in Roll Call, May 2, 2005 (PDF, 152 K)
• Friends of the Earth ad in The Hill, April 27, 2005 (PDF, 1.41 MB)
• "The Devil's to pay", (Op-Ed) in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 23, 2005

Useful Links

• Devils Lake Outlet (Government of Manitoba web site)
• The Boundary Waters Treaty