{"id":33305,"date":"2026-05-22T09:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/?p=33305"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:57:13","slug":"assistant-professor-meera-karunananthan-publishes-on-ontario-water-legislation-and-joins-national-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/2026\/assistant-professor-meera-karunananthan-publishes-on-ontario-water-legislation-and-joins-national-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Professor Meera Karunananthan Publishes on Ontario Water Legislation and Joins National Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Assistant Professor Meera Karunananthan Publishes on Ontario Water Legislation and Joins National Webinar\n\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Meera-1-768x576.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor Meera Karunananthan (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies) has recently published a new article in <em>The Conversation<\/em> examining Ontario\u2019s proposed water and sanitation legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the article, she explores how the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act could shift control of municipal water systems to arm\u2019s-length corporations, raising concerns about diminished public oversight and the potential for increased private investment in public water infrastructure\u2014a process often described as \u201cfinancialization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karunananthan highlights that these changes could transform water systems into assets geared toward generating profit, potentially impacting their public health mandate and long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/new-ontario-water-and-sanitation-law-could-pave-the-way-for-the-financialization-of-public-water-281685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Ontario water and sanitation law could pave the way for the financialization of public water<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Karunananthan also shared her expertise at a webinar held on May 21, joining speakers from Environmental Defence Canada and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment to discuss the broader implications of the legislation and ongoing advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more or get involved, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/act.environmentaldefence.ca\/page\/191384\/petition\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign the Environmental Defence petition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor Meera Karunananthan (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies) has recently published a new article in The Conversation examining Ontario\u2019s proposed water and sanitation legislation. 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