American Reacts to Canada: The World's Water Superpower

[@garrytemchuk7408]

Most Canadians know about our water dominance but would prefer to keep it our own little secret. We want to keep our part of the environment as clean as possible.

[@dsxa918]

With the last 20 years of Prime Minister - wild in any direction - it's the environmental stuff that keeps me here

[@dsxa918]

Related to him saying, around 5:45, we have a few lakes comparable with "the great lakes" in other places

[@JLBSICS]

Eventually America will be the worlds water superpower, once they annex us.....

[@deltavee2]

Dam straight.

[@subspace666]

yea better to keep it to ourselves since we have no way to protect it if someone wants it. :(

[@KeithDCanada]

For the longest time 'Nestle' was taking huge advantage of Canada's water.... at one point the company was paying as little as $3 per 1 million gallons, then turning around and reselling bottled water for massive profit. A few years ago the Canadian gov't raised the cost of his endeavor and Nestle pulled its water operation out of the country.

[@kayecastleman6353]

I remember hearing about Nestle's water operations in Canada. I also remember their CEO, I believe, claiming that access to water was not a basic right. That was when I began boycotting Nestle products. So glad to hear they are no longer draining the water reserves of Canadian towns.

[@camillebeaujolie1271]

I have relatives that live in Guelph, Ontario. They experienced water shortages and were put on water conservation because of the amount of water Nestle was taking from the aquifer that supplies that region.

[@jamesmuttafukinasprey334]

​@@kayecastleman6353Yep. Nestle sure did make that claim. I still don't purchase orbconsume nestle products. They're doing the same thing in other parts of the world. Pepsi and Coke do similar, but not as extreme; Pepsi is close, though.

[@Fktherainbow]

I have been boycotting nestle as much as possible. The CEO is a major jerk too!

[@michelefisher5171]

Are they still doing that? I think so

[@airborne63]

Canada has Oceans on THREE sides, not TWO.

[@maryannkeena]

From coast to coast to coast. Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic…the only country that boarders Canada is the U.S.A.😮😊

[@crow3190]

@@maryannkeenayou forgot about the north part of Canada

[@KatScratch1]

​@@maryannkeena Other than Greenland as well as the island owned by France, St.Pierre and Miquelon.

[@airborne63]

@@KatScratch1 And Russia on the North

[@personincognito3989]

There are ten countries border in canada, use the goog

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

Canadians, for the most part, know about our amazing water supply. It gets replenished by not only rainfall, but snowfall, particularly the heavy snowfalls in the mountains. In spring, when the big melt comes, the spring runoff comes roiling down the mountains into the lakes and rivers and for a period of time, the water levels rise and we steer clear to avoid getting swept away in the spring currents.

[@sandramurray5965]

Not enough snow pack the last two years and the glaciers have receded an astonishing amount

[@1Nanerz]

Attention rest of the world. Our water is not for sale, so don’t ask.

[@kathryndunn9142]

😂

[@thecanuckian3722]

Nestle has been stealing and selling our freshwater for years and years to other countries

[@tsavvy4464]

If the USA is running dry and they are on the verge of collapse you better believe this attitude will make Canada a conquered country.

[@stevenlaurin6059]

Thats right we need to ensure the ability to make Timmy's coffee so hands off our water

[@Xizervexius]

Correct, not for sale. We actually give it away instead it seems.

[@POMO1914]

I live in Calgary, Alberta. A huge watermain ruptured in our city on June 5th. It took a while for workers to find the source of the break, and they have been working on it since then. Our entire city is under water restrictions, meaning no outdoor watering of lawns, gardens, flowers, trees & shrubs. No outdoor pools or hot tubs, no washing outdoor surfaces, such as windows, exterior building services, sidewalks, driveways or walkways, no decorative water features, no washing your card in the driveway or street & no water for construction purposes, such as grading, compaction or dust control. We also need to turn off outdoor automatic sprinkler systems, using dishwashers & washing machines only when required & with full loads, limiting showers to 3 minutes or less, keeping baths shallow, turning off humidifiers & ice machines, scraping plates clean rather than rinsing, not running the tap for longer than necessary, and turning off the tap when brushing teeth or shaving. The other day, they found 5 additional "hot spots" which also need to be repaired, which will take 3-5 weeks to fix, taking us into the middle of July with the water restrictions. Also, there is a very real chance that one day when we turn on the tap, no water will come out, if people don't reduce their water consumption. Also, there is a fire ban in place, because a fire could jeopardize our water supply as well to put it out. Hoping the little amount of rain we get will get us through. I've never appreciated the significance of our precious water before this happened.

[@JimOsadchuk]

Your water comes from the bow River,I gets treated before you get it but it's not healthy to drink because it has chlorine in it too kill bacteria,

[@ryanm7171]

Canada has to be very careful about choosing to export water to countries such as the US. Apparently, I recall that during free trade negotiations, they inserted a clause that stated we have to keep sending water at the previous year's level. So once we start, we will have a difficult time stopping or reducing the levels. We have to always manage our water, and sometimes there are droughts, and I don't like Canada having to hurt its environment just to comply with an agreement. Climate change has become far more serious since signing the free trade agreement.

[@ccibinel]

NAFTA is useful but flawed. If trump is elected and tears it up hopefully a better version can be negotiated when americans elect new leaders and try to rebuild from the inevitable mess Trump will create.

[@Carolina-uf2ip]

If Trump wins turn off the taps. He’d sure as hell do it to us in a heartbeat, he’d bankrupt us

[@LadyVineXIII]

Honestly, I would love to see all the free trade agreements get kicked and better written. We have lost way too much control of our manufacturing and way too much control of our resources to them.

[@ryanm7171]

@LadyVineXIII You are so right. I believe that oil exports were also included, meaning we can not lower our oil exports either. However, oil and oil reserves could be properly managed. Water is up to Mother Nature.

[@bunzeebear2973]

It is a wonder that the US does NOT MANAGE its floods better building lakes in Low Lands where water will pool after a storm. Not for Residential housing but a chain of lakes that are interconnected so gravity fed. That is HYDRO electric power aka clean energy. That takes planning with the district to find the low pockets and link them together.

[@Curly4000]

As a Canadian I’m happy an American is learning about Canada. A lot of Americans don’t give a shit about other countries

[@katherineernst8764]

So true. They are not interested. Navel gazers! Americans will ask you a broad question, then quickly get bored. Not really interested. The woman are thé worst. However we do have some lovey American friends who are interested and intelligent. We studied art in the US with the top painter in New Mexico. Met so many wonderful people.

[@katherineernst8764]

Especially the woman.

[@karlweir3198]

Water is more important than most of us think about. Living homeless for 6 mnts made me realize just how important having running and drinkable water is truly important in our every day use

[@subspace666]

yea getting water in itself will never be a problem. the issue will be getting cheap clean water. you can get unlimited water from the sea if your willing to pay the extra to process it. on a personal level doing this is easy and not that expensive, but it gets real expensive to do with tax money for millions of people.

[@Jessicab-u7c]

Canada’s water is why our electricity is called hydro electricity.

[@sandramurray5965]

​@@subspace666it creates a brine when processed so not very sustainable.

[@subspace666]

@@sandramurray5965 well i wasn't talking about using membranes or anything fancy like that. good old boiling and condensing water is fine small scale. but even if you dump brine its still fine for 100k years or so. nothing is truly sustainable in the infinite sense. and when the polar caps melts we could use the extra salt in the oceans when all this fresh water mixes in..

[@norcanexs.g.llc.4625]

Look at what happened to one Canadian river flowing south to the US, Canada had the agreement that 50% would pass through to the US, but since Canada didn't need 50% they let the US have 80% out of good will, but now that Canada needs their 50% the greedy US is suing and demand the 80% has to stay. So much for doing a neighbor a favor!

[@tinahotte9334]

wow thats the united states for you greedy

[@jenniferwilson3489]

it’s important to keep water as a resource, not a commodity. Just like air.

[@nelson2095]

Saw a video a few years back. I think it was Frontline or BBC docs, can't remember. There was a talk about making water into commodity that can be bought and sold in the stock market just like any other shares. Scary...

[@bettelouwho]

I agree completely.

[@jarsenaultj]

"...water as a resource, not a commodity." >This is why Canada doesn't export water (with very few exceptions). Hopefully it continues that way.

[@caroleharrison8884]

💯🤞🤞🤞

[@alanv3185]

Yeah dw thats never happening. Simply because it is impossible lol. Even if someone does manage to commoditize water and sell it, once its sold, there is no way to get it back. It will just be part of the water cycle. You can't track a drop of water. Never could, never will.

[@JodianGaming]

I remember, a very long time ago, being told by my geography teachers why Canada is the leader in fresh water resources. Had a lot to do with how glaciers formed the land to hold the water (tons of lakes) and how we get replenished by precipitation, having the ocean on 3 sides of us. BC and Alberta get a lot of water from the Pacific Ocean, Centeral Canada gets water carried in from the North mostly during the winter months, and of course Eastern Canada gets a lot of precipitation coming off the Atlantic and down from Hudson Bay. Speaking of Hudson Bay, it's salt water, however you get a lot of evaporation and rainfall off it, which is fresh water. P.S. Water isn't really a "renewable" resource. There's a balance that needs maintained and if it's artificially drained then it will take decades to naturally return, if it returns at all. You see this in Florida with it's shrinking fresh-water aquafers. Some years our lakes are high and some years our lakes are low, naturally. It's not a system you can mess with and expect it to consistently renew. It only renews, and continues to exist, if you leave it alone.

[@neilmakohoniuk3768]

Canada has MORE lakes than the rest of the world combined.

[@dannygjk]

However Canada does not lay claim to the Great Lakes. They are shared with the U.S.

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

@@dannygjkthat’s irrelevant to what they are saying

[@znk0r]

​@@dannygjkOK, let's subtract 4 to the 2 000 000 lakes or so.

[@deanromanado5850]

Quebec alone has over 1 000 000 rivers

[@CDNCasanova]

We have around 75% of the world's lakes lol.

[@philipberthiaume2314]

The United States currently levies an illegal tariff on Canadian softwood, which costs Americans $10,000 and more per every single house in the entire continental United States. The reason is because a lot of these logs come from crown land. Almost all of Canada's fresh water is crown owned. I wonder at how the United States would deal with Canadian water. By the way, the softwood tariff is offset by US tax payers who have to pay Canada. All to protect an inefficient but powerful lobby in Washington.

[@mitchd4929]

I'm 51. My whole life I was told the Americans will come one day for our water. Always slightly joking but not really.

[@karenneill9109]

Yeah. I don’t know anyone in Canada who isn’t aware of our water resources. It’s drilled into us how important it is to preserve it.

[@thehellyousay]

trump was referring to canadian water when he made that crack about how, once he's president again, all the water california needs will be coming "from the north", during a stump speech there about a year, year and half ago. we know they'll come for it, sooner or later.

[@deltavee2]

Check out the Ogdensburg Agreement signed post-WWII in which we agreed the US would not invade Canada, period. If Orange Mushroomhead gets in then all bets are off....

[@mitchd4929]

@@karenneill9109 that guy suggesting we sell it was gross. And I work in mining. I think it's drilled into us that we can never sell it or allow it to be pipelined away. It would be a political nightmare for whichever party were to suggest it.

[@karenneill9109]

@@mitchd4929 ask the liberals in BC, shit hit the fan when we found out that they’d signed a contract with Nestle to sell water for nothing.

[@janetkizer5956]

I remember an American politician decades ago suggesting that the US could dig a big trench from Hudson’s Bay down through Canada to the US so that Americans could access the water. After all, it was only Canadians living in Canada, and we are totally unimportant, especially compared to Americans. Clearly this never happened, and the project was impossible.

[@catherinetodd5163]

Hudson’s Bay is salt water so also impossible for his purpose. Lol We could dam the Canadian lake feeding the Mississippi River though . 🤔 🤔😁

[@celticlass8573]

@@catherinetodd5163 You can get fresh water from salt water, but it's currently very expensive.

[@catherinetodd5163]

@@celticlass8573 Of course. There is also access to salt water from oceans on both coasts of each country, so, why are we having this conversation? 😉

[@celticlass8573]

@@catherinetodd5163 Because it means that Hudson's Bay isn't impossible for his purpose, per your original comment.

[@tooltroll]

This is why 'hydro' and 'electric' are synonymous in Canada. Most of our power comes from dams.

[@1313skr]

Well. Growing up in SW Ontario that is true. I live in Alberta now though, and when I accidentally say hydro bill instead of power bill it really confuses ppl. So true, but location sensitive...

[@philippegauvin-vallee9371]

"Most" is an understatement. I have read something like 97% hydroelectricity.

[@paiementdumois]

We have water you have fighter jets can we trade some 😂😂

[@Metaljacket420]

@@philippegauvin-vallee9371 Maybe in some areas like directly around Niagra, overall Canada electricity is about 60% hydroelectric and another 16% Nuclear.

[@Nate099]

lol only in central and Western Canada is this true. The Maritimes this is not used. I grew up calling it Electric company / Electric bill and no one here says anything other than electric bill lol. I had to ask my mom if other parts of Canada call it Hydro after hearing it for the first time in my life at age 16-18 on American TV lmao … we also call them Telephone or electric polls and not hydro polls lol. This makes sense where the majority of Atlantic canadas energy comes from non renewable sources lol, still majority oil and coal for the almost 5M people across the four provinces. NFLD maybe up to 50/50 now with muskrat falls. NS avoided opening 1-2 new coal mines / plants a decade to two back by creating efficiency NS to fund / facilitate improvements and subsidies to existing residential & commercial infrastructure to stabilize existing customers usage.

[@guachatierna]

Move to Canada, Tyler. We love to have you! here you can have lots of fun and never be thirsty! 😁 Thank you for your reactions and Happy New Year.

[@jeepster7806]

You do realize America is bleeding water and droughts are everywhere. Things like putting cities in the desert and wanting pools and lawns there take an enormous amount of water

[@imisstoronto3121]

not to mention putting crops in the desert like almonds that need huge amounts of water to produce. I can live without almonds, cant live without water.

[@abjectt5440]

Americans have this weird obsession with lawns. A real obsession.

[@OntarioAtOrion]

And the pesticides used on the lawns and crops are illegal in the rest of the world

[@andrewsauve3774]

Look at what Los Vegas has done to Lake Mead. It is literally drying up because of this city. Keep up those beautiful fountains Vegas. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@vinceaaron8921]

@@imisstoronto3121 saudi arabia was allowed to use unlimited water for their alfalfa farm (leased 6000 acres) in arizona which was depleting their aquifers

[@samuelturner654]

Congrats on having a fast growing channel. You do a good job

[@leogiroux6751]

Most of our freshwater rivers and lakes get refilled by all the rain and snow we get in Canada

[@msartlit]

And the rain come up from the Gulf of Mexico!

[@fayebird1808]

@@msartlit And Colorado and the Pacific .

[@George_K1]

I strongly disagree with the Narrator ... Water should never be turned into a commercial resource... Knowing humans... Eventually it will become a corrupt industry at the expense of all Canadians. Water should never be sold in mass as a country's resource.

[@droolingdroid]

It already is a commercial resource. Nestle owns water rights to aquifers in Ontario and bottle and sell water from them.

[@leogiroux6751]

Canada is home to over 2 million freshwater lakes

[@turkeywings]

There are Two Lakes in that are the largest fresh water lakes in Manitoba. One is called Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis. 😊

[@michaeldowson6988]

The actual number is vague because of the definition of a lake, vs. a pond.

[@d7458]

Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories are both larger fresh water lakes than Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis.

[@chrismyers99]

Canada has 879,800 lakes.

[@kbear1275]

@@turkeywingslake Winnipeg and lake Manitoba.

[@briandaniel6354]

From what I understand the US sends up trucks to use natural water suplies in export to the US (Nestlie extracts 265 million litres per year). If we start charging the US a price then they have free acess to all the water at that price, no limits so we limit how much they can take at one time rather than charging them so they can't take as much as they want.

[@BonnieRobinson843]

I am a retired teacher. One of my favourite (yes, that’s spelled right) parts of our grade 2 science curriculum is the water cycle. Grade 2! That’s 7-year-olds!

[@bunzeebear2973]

I was thinking "he be mighty slow off the mark.

[@thehellyousay]

slow, are they? 😏

[@jameswilson4854]

I'm not too confidant that he even understands that you can't drink ocean water

[@mashdown3]

@@jameswilson4854 like Hudson Bay

[@rhealgagnon1460]

Yes that what they need to lern ... not actual life lesson schools a joke

[@kathyarnusch7614]

I just discovered you. I enjoy watching you, very informative.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Fresh water doesn't only exist for humans to drink. All land creatures depend upon fresh water for drinking, you can't irrigate crops with salt water and all fresh water aquatic life, plants and animals, require fresh water. Canada is number 3 with the largest volume of fresh water, but is number 1 in the volume of fresh water that can be consumed without filtering and processing. Many countries throughout the world have water, but their water is no longer suitable for consumption by humans due to pollution and contaminants. Due to Canada's harsh northern climate, a relatively small portion of the land area is suitable for growing crops that need vast amounts of water. In contrast, the U.S.A. has a much larger agricultural area that requires the consumption of water for crops. In recent years, the southwestern states of the U.S. have suffered severe fresh water shortages, with many reservoirs drastically dropping in water levels and water usage restrictions were implemented. The mighty Colorado River, that used to flow south to empty into the Gulf of Mexico, no longer flows into the gulf. So much water is drawn from the Colorado River by cities and agriculture along its' path, that the river dries up to a trickle of water that now stop several miles before reaching the waters of the gulf. There are treaties and agreements between the U.S. and Canada to protect the Great Lakes, that prevent the waters of the Great Lakes from being piped to supply areas such as the American southwest states.

[@bunzeebear2973]

when they get a rainstorm; it is a flood. Your house is at the bottom of a lake

[@user-xj9vf4xb9p]

You should react to the water shortage going on right now in Calgary, Alberta. There was an issue with a pipe and now we're close really close to being out of water for over a week now.

[@TashOnTheRock]

Rick Mercer did a Rant about Canada’s water several years ago. It is worth the watch.

[@NewfieJ]

Let's go Rick mercer!!!

[@donswift7740]

On the news now, 1.5 million Calgarians under 5 weeks water rationing.

[@mienafriggstad3360]

And the Sunshine Coast of BC too

[@NornSanctuaryW31TK421]

Calgary had a major water main pipe break. That’s why they have the restrictions while its being repaired. Fun fact, The City of San Diego is supplying sections of pipe for repairs.

[@chadjmoore]

I love watching Tyler discover Canadian facts. This one really shows the education system differences between the US and CDN. Not knowing geography and enviromental science. It would be a great video to compare the curriculum of both countries Highschools. The US has some of the most prestigious Universities but the general population isn't getting access to STEM subjects.

[@marshallbowen8693]

It appears that the basic science education in the US is very poor. Only the few of the 320 million end up in prestigious university science programmes.

[@judyyurchuk4904]

Americans only care about americans

[@mw-wl2hm]

He 'discovers' the same facts over and over yet never seems to retain any of it.

[@celticlass8573]

In parts of the South, science isn't even taught because it conflicts with their beliefs. It's nuts.

[@AndySemite-eq7cv]

Oceans on both sides? What about the ARCTIC ocean?

[@nelson2095]

Tyler: 'Canada is pretty hospitable place to live'. Winter: 'Hold my Molson'.

[@samiuseliina]

Spring: Release the black flies and mosquitoes!

[@fedodosto3162]

@@samiuseliina That's why winter is so much better

[@shelleybleu4903]

Not on west coast

[@thehellyousay]

molson??? EEEEWWWWW!!!

[@thehellyousay]

@@samiuseliina summer: unleash the horseflies and wildfires! autumn: cry "aaaaa-choooo" and let loose the flus of swine ...

[@tinawilson524]

In my home town Kitimat, BC Canada Alcan / Rio Tinto 18:54 our industry has a hydro dam California wanted to buy power from. We said no…was years ago but thought relevant

[@briano9397]

"Canada what are you doing with all this water" giving it away to Nestle 😂

[@SexiestPenguin]

Sad, but true

[@kangaroorat100]

What about the rich??? Sarcastic!!!!

[@hanespower2596]

Giving, is right lol, it's criminal how little they pay.

[@severeflipper]

Pretty much

[@caso6481]

And coca cols aka, Warren Buffet.

[@SpiroFleecy]

That was an interesting video. I knew something of the subject, but I still learned a lot.

[@nohandle1028]

Fun fact - Canada has over 2 million lakes... the most in the world!! We also have the largest coastline as well! ❤ from 🇨🇦

[@John-dj7hl]

Hello, from Hamilton Ontario, Canada. I enjoy watching your KZbin channel, Tyler. I have been a fan for a long time, I appreciate your honesty and sincerity. Most of all, I appreciate the interest, and the time you take to educate yourself, about your neighbors to the north. In doing so you educate so many of your fellow Americans. I too, have learned a few facts that I didn't know. There are still a few, that cross the border in mid summer with their skis and winter wear , looking for the slopes. Lol. You are a fantastic neighbor and I look forward to watching your shows keep them coming. You'll have to come by and see us sometime up here in the Great White North for a couple of "Brewskies EH" Lol. ✌️🙏

[@csn10]

An oversight by the video I'm sure, but it's equally important to note we also have 83% of the world's clam juice.

[@CanadianSmoke]

Shhh... we need it for the famous Clamato!!

[@lmpoole4934]

😂

[@howardhales6325]

CAESARS!

[@dannygjk]

When I read that I thought hold up we don't have 83% of the women in the world. Then I realized it probably wasn't a joke.

[@CanadianSmoke]

@@howardhales6325 Only a Canadian would know the true meaning of Clamato! That... and Day Beers!

[@JohnHamilton-w4l]

Hudson Bay is saltwater; we're talking here about fresh water supplies.

[@prophetisaiah08]

True, but Hudson Bay is a key geographical feature in Canada's freshwater systems. Both it and the Great Lakes form the basins where huge amounts of fresh water can collect in a diverse array of river systems.

[@realscience948]

It provides half of the country with river water

[@iaintyoursweetie4190]

Water flows into Hudson Bay…. The northern water shed. Settlers used north flowing rivers to try to control natives- saying the rivers would flow south if they would believe in Christianity.

[@Zreknarf]

@@realscience948 does it? it's connected to the ocean. any river flowing away from hudson bay would quickly be flooded by the ocean.. so i'm pretty sure any connected rivers are flowing into the bay, not the other way around

[@Zreknarf]

now that i'm thinking about it, i wonder if it'd be possible to dam up hudson bay with a check valve, so that the fresh river water slowly pushes out all the saltwater over 100 years or so

[@julietenning7981]

I live in Saskatchewan. That green part in the northern half of the province on that map of rivers holds most of the 100,000 lakes we have. There is some irrigation, only about 340,000 acres, compared to the approximately 60.3 million acres farmed. Its a great place to live as well.

[@kathygreenlay73]

The Nestle company is well aware of our water supply. You may want to look into that story.

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Hudson’s Bay is actually a drainage point for the rivers, not a mouth for the rivers. However, so many rivers flow into it that Rupert’s Land (privately owned land that belonged to the Hudson’s Bay Company before it joined Canada) which was the land around every rivers that drained into the bay, accounted for 91% of Canada’s land area when it was purchased by the government, increasing the size of Canada 11 times what it was before (which was the souther halves of Ontario and Quebec, plus the full size of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and British Columbia). Rupert’s land included the northern halves of Ontario and Quebec, along with all of the three territories and the three prairie provinces.

[@roberttakatsu3926]

We do not export water especially to the US. Because free trade agreement between our governments states that once we start we cannot stop

[@celticlass8573]

It's very strong-arm and bullying. Not that that's surprising.

[@robertalix8147]

We must keep the precious away from the greedy Americans, they want to take the precious.

[@Victoria-nh1xr]

PLEASE do a video about the Vancouver 2010 golden goal!! I know you saw it in the Canada hockey video and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics video, but you need an individual video for it. Coast-to-coast Canada went nuts!!!

[@stephaniec9539]

My geography teacher told us that one day there will be wars over fresh water..

[@colecolettecole]

already has been ~

[@celticlass8573]

100%

[@tjontario]

My geography teacher told me this too. Along with a lot of things that have come true

[@joedella-mattia2234]

I live in North Western Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior. An old trapper told me probably 40 years ago, that in my area, you could fish a lake every day for 80 years and only fish the ones you can drive to… and that’s just in our area…. Something to think about…🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@stevendblois69]

Here from Canada, in school, Canadians are taught about the water table. The greenhouse effect, the water cycle and the three states of water. Ie. Solid, liquid, vapour. Start there! It's easy to understand. I think we learn it in grade 5!!!!

[@ArthurGiantCat]

Americans learn this too lol, at least in California schools

[@optimoprimo132]

Living in Africa for 2 years made me realize the importance of water and access to it is. I really missed all the lakes and rivers I grew up with in Canada.

[@sksunshine4860]

I live in Saskatchewan where there are over 100k lakes but most are in the north and the area I live in is semi arid with prevalent cacti, desert flowers and desert plants. Watch where you step and definitely where you sit!

[@Wishes890]

That's why every country should practice Water Management there's plenty of water for everybody as long as it's taken care of and used responsibly.

[@toldyaso13]

WOW! I'M TOTALLY SHOCKED! Tyler, how did you not know about the lowering state of water, especially in some countries? Fresh water is is very precious and important and with the population is most countries is still rising, water and the concern if there's enough has become such a huge issue. How do you not know this?

[@cbrbird]

Hudson Bay is essentially ocean - it isn't part of Canada's freshwater supply. You mentioned Canada has oceans on both sides, it's actually got oceans on three sides. Water was a domestic issue for the federal govenrnment during the NAFTA negotiations back in the 80's because under the terms of the agreement, the signatory partners aren't able to turn off the tap, once it is opened. The tap has yet to be turned on... You should look at something about North American Free Trade Agreement for a historical bent on the current US/Canada trade situation.

[@gregmchale5011]

JAMES BAY is fresh water. it could be damned from the Hudson Bay to ensure a large body of freshwater. this has been talked about... mostly Americans who want our water.

[@bradyelich2745]

Water was being asked for by the US, but we had one person tell them NO. NAFTA guaranteed US access to our resources.

[@hollyschmadl3186]

If no one else has mentioned this, here in B.C Canada we have water restrictions that starts in May till sometime in September.

[@jeffroussell]

We are well aware America wants our water, it gets brought up every now and then. We don't sell our water, Nestle takes almost for free, then ships it out of the country.

[@georgeg7840]

Please note that Hudson bay is not fresh water but salt water. I’m in Montreal (an island), I can walk to the shore of the St-Lawrence river in about 50 minutes from home and I can walk to the Lachine canal in a minute.

[@s_m_SL4Y3R]

We have excellent drinking water that tastes great (sometimes better than bottled). Just did some traveling down to California and as much as their water is safe for consumption, it just wasn't that good, we ended up buying a case of bottled water for the time we were there. As soon as I got back home, drank a couple giant glasses of tap water. But as many others have said, we don't want to export lots and have our rivers and lakes depleted.

[@DayleCameron]

How silly NOT TO NOTICE that that HUDSON BAY is a sea not fresh water... grown man can't read a map missed the artic ocean , must be embarrassing and thinking it's fresh water but not shocked that it's so so big . Just no critical thinking skills , we read maps in grade three in the land of ice and snow...

[@marilynk1653]

We do have lots of water, There is an issue or two regarding Indigenous communities for years who do not have potable water , it hasn't been resolved. Canada was shamed for this...

[@davidmccann3896]

Not a coincidence we call our electricity 'Hydro' - its hydroelectric power.

[@johnt8636]

We're a big country; we just call it "power" where I live.

[@mythex8698]

That's mostly an Ontario/Quebec thing, most of the rest of Canada just calls it power

[@ISeeYouJeffery]

British Columbia also calls it hydro​@@mythex8698

[@metalheadtribe]

BC calls it Hydro too.

[@ianhillier162]

So does Manitoba.

[@Bogie3855]

Fly over Sask and Manitoba in the daytime. There are large areas that have so many lakes to count, so close together that is is hard to see anywhere to put a road thru. Here in BC there are hundreds of lakes in the Kamloops area that are fave spots for American sport fishermen that have large trout populations. A 5lb rainbow is a small fish in some of these lakes.

[@freddiegillespie_05]

Tyler: "Oh, yeah, I remember. In Canada, you call electricity and power "hydro". Also Tyler: "Wow! I wonder if Canadians realize how much water they have." LOL Never change, dude.

[@buffalobill9793]

Oh I'm sure there are some dimwits that have no idea but most educated beyond grade 3 know we have a fuck of alot of water.

[@TegPi]

12:40 Hudson's bay is the Atlantic ocean. That was funny though, good stuff

[@martincampbell7774]

In the US, the south western states are always rationing water - heavily due to agriculture but person residences as well. Likewise, South Africa (the country), is has had a few drastic drought years. And the list goes on.... Canada, where I live, could offer solutions and ship water, but I hope not so people can continue to waste it in dessert regions for lawns and open swimming pools. In that instance, maybe we could refuse to sell them water until they become more conscious about not wasting it.

[@liamcage7208]

Water replenishment happens primarily through precipitation either as rain or snow. At higher altitudes the winter snowfall accumulates then the spring thaw brings the water down the mountains through the river systems and much of it runs out to sea. The precipitation is supplied by evaporation of sea water. It is an elegant system where undrinkable ocean salt water is purified and changed to fresh water. As long as we keep pollutants out of the air we get fresh drinkable rain water. Ocean water evaporates, travels inland and falls as precipitation. What doesn't get used and absorbed runs back out to sea through the rivers. Its an infinite cycle as long as man doesn't find a way to screw with it.

[@cnault3244]

Having all this water could lead to a resource war in the future.

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

maybe other countries need to start wearing condoms more so that there would be enough water for everyone

[@rob-time]

Remember, Dr. Evil is Canadian (Mike Myers) so people should be as nice to Canadians as Canadians are to them. Also, When you look at that map, and consider the spin of the earth, all water from Canada feeds down to and through the US.

[@aurexyb]

We know the value of our drinking water resource and that's why we try to protect it as much as possible. Some companies tried to exploit the resource and export it without regard for the consequences, but we were quickly able to control the exploitation of our blue gold in order to avoid compromising the sustainability of our resource. The regeneration of water sources is a complex process that is subject to climate change. We must remain cautious.

[@londonpaul100]

Two things weren't highlighted: 1) as glaciers shrink, it decreases the availability of freshwater, and 2) the amount of freshwater that exists in aquifers. The NY Times did a comprehensive article recently on shrinking aquifers in the US Mid-West

[@personincognito3989]

They will freeze again. Warming and freezing happens in a cyclic manner

[@kennykenevil57]

@@personincognito3989 probably not before all of current human society is gone. Cycles like that happens in the span of 10,000 years or more.

[@mickosmile850]

Some of the rivers from Hudson Bay cross the border into the US. So annually Hudson Bay, hydrates a good portion of the North East region of the US.

[@Noctosphere]

In Canada, we also call water "Blue Gold", because it will become more and more valuable across the world, just like Oil is being called "Black Gold"

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

Maude Barlow co-wrote Blue Gold: The Battle Against Corporate Theft of World's Water, and appeared in the documentary Blue Gold: World Water Wars by Sam Bozzo

[@Migmaw]

Renewable water supply- rivers that get water from rain and ice melt, water reserves not considered renewable - Lakes and natural springs that if exploited can dry up

[@brendamiller5785]

I've been hearing this since grade 10 social studies in the 70's..

[@personincognito3989]

We started learning this an elementary school. The u s learns nothing about other countries. The thank goodness we have outliers like Tyler who want to learn about other countries. Good job Tyler.

[@DR0CK]

What's very striking, is look at the lake / Hudson bay and then try and find the great lakes. Can't even see then in comparison of size of body of water

[@KyleTaylorDesigns]

In addition to the river systems, Canada is very spread out and have a lot more nature that has not yet been effected by urban infrastructure and what not. Even extraction processes like fracking are banned in some provinces. This keeps the nature more pristine and allows for the supply to not be depleted so fast. As far as supplying water to other parts of the world; we do that already, but not on the scale of pipelines (for reasons too numerous to list here). But have had US companies like Nestle try to buy the rights to our fresh water to supply their products. This is a detail most people overlook, as that water is a key component in food production & processing, as well as other industries like manufacturing and paper manufacturing. This contributes to the overall consumption numbers.

[@wtspman]

Most of what you said is on point. But, it’s important to note that Nestlé is a Swiss company, not American. The price we charge Nestlé to extract water in Ontario is a crime. It’s as though the Province doesn’t believe the water has any real value. So we give it away to these foreign corporate giants who turn around and sell it back to us for much more than the price of gas, and all they had to do was put it in a package. We’re sitting on this precious resource that will only become more strategically valuable in the near future, and we don’t even recognize it.

[@charlottetooth1457]

I live in Calgary, and we are currently under water restrictions because a major watermain burst (it carried about 60% of the city's water!) and we are currently managing on 40% of our normal water.... Projected date for it all to be fixed is 3-5 weeks! It is shocking how we take having fresh water for granted!

[@bonniedevos7344]

we have a third coast up north, people don't remember .

[@celticlass8573]

I once heard an Australian say that Canada doesn't have any beaches...

[@buffalobill9793]

Lol. Australia has alot of shoreline but I bet it's just a small fraction of what Canada has. In particular fresh water shoreline.

[@Abegweit111]

He's making a big deal of the Great Lakes, but people forget about the thousands of small lakes and sloughs in Canada. They range from very small to the Great Bear Lake. When people do find out about those lakes, the first reaction is that they want that water! 'Why don't we sell it?' The answer is simple. While we might not use the water to drink, our wild life uses to live; water feeds our land. Water is not a just a commodity, it is our life blood. BTW Tyler that huge body - Hudson Bay - is salt water.

[@crissdechris]

This is oversimplification but basically, water flows to the lowest point, oceans, then oceans evaporate and falls back in rain on the continents. Weather patterns and seasons determine where it flows.

[@Bob-xc2us]

Weather patterns determine where and when the water falls as rain or snow. Geography determines where it flows after it has fallen. It can, however, change geography through erosion, volume and shear force.

[@lisebeaudoin707]

We do have municipal laws, or regulations that recommend to use water intelligently. For example, not hose down your your asphalt driveway, but use a broom instead.

[@CaseyBDook]

Some of that water comes from the spring melt. I'm near the middle of BC, and we regularly get 4 feet of snow. That all melts and runs into the water system. There is a lot more of Canada North of me than South. There are also parts of Canada that are south of me that get more snow by a couple of feet if you head east. Winterpeg is very south but gets about the same amount of snow per year on average.

[@samanthamonaghan7579]

Ram Pump, solar heater (death ray) Magnifier, warehouse / mineral processing plant

[@raymondseguin3845]

There was a project proposed by the Americans to pump water from Hudson’s Bay in the north, channel it through rivers and through the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi river. However Canada and my province, Québec, were always weary of the effects of such an agreament because, then, water wpuld become a commodity and could fall under free trade agreemants. Canada and the provinces concerned (ontario and Québec) would then be bound by the agreement and lose some autonomy and decisional power over the amount of water being sent to the USA.

[@deegeef]

I've never heard of such a project proposal. Canada even complains about the water the USA diverts from Lake Michigan into the Mississippi.

[@raymondseguin3845]

@@deegeef I heard about this project back in the ‘80s. I believe it was called the Kieran project or something like that. The idea ws to take the fresh water from James Bay after it had gone through the La Grande hydo-elecrric powerbouses, before it got mixed in with the salt water, and pump it over the geographic spill basin to get flowing south and eventually get ot to the USA.

[@Bob-xc2us]

Why would anyone want to channel salt water from Hudson Bay down to the USA. You do know that Hudson Bay is salt water don't you?

[@jizzaymz]

I'm in Northeastern Ontario. Went to the local Arctic Watershed a few days ago (Trans-Canada Hwy, Sesekinika, Ontario) WE ALL KNOW how lucky we are with the water supply. Literally over 1000 lakes in all directions of where I live and so many smaller rivers its incredible.

[@absolutefolly2011]

The water comes back because people urinate, that goes to sewage, which all end up in the ocean, hopefully after treated and filtered. The ocean water evaporates when its hit by sunlight and that makes clouds and rain, which rains on the land and the mountains and that water becomes rivers and then sometimes lakes.

[@kal_q_l8r]

The reality is, if water becomes a major commodity the US would not ask, they would take no matter what we Canadians say

[@michaeldowson6988]

The US can't do that and maintain its' position as World Cop/reserve currency and still get co-operation from others.

[@caytjones2726]

Not if! WHEN😢

[@michaeldowson6988]

@@caytjones2726 They're rather late for that. We've thoroughly infilrated the US already.

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

thats why americans need to use condoms more in order to have enough water for everyone

[@hillbillymark100]

hillbillymark here from ontario canada-- i dont what the education system in canada is like now but in the 1960's-70's when i was in school this was taught in geography 2,000,000 lakes in canada. 2 canadian provinces and 13 american states drain into the mississippi river and end in the caribean sea. my first exposure to bottled water was in 1989 i was a semi driver and pickid up a 48 ft trailer load of bottled water in SAULT STE MARIE ONTARIO it was sold to a bottling company in ROCHESTER NEW YORK and delivered it and was facinated that people bought bottles of water this load was packaged in blue coloured bottles about 12 ounces (341 ml)

[@carolinearseneau9197]

We are especially conscious of selling our water at a ridiculously low price. In addition to selling water, we have numerous dams for hydroelectricity production. Our surpluses are sold in the United States (New York City among others). This is why the 1998 ice storm was so dramatic. The majority of homes in Quebec are heated with electricity. The St. Lawrence River in Quebec is also one of the most important gateways for internal maritime traffic in North America.

[@thefalloutshelter7799]

Hudson Bay is salt water.....and Canada is bordered on 3 sides by oceans, Pacific (West Coast), Atlantic (East Coast) and Arctic Oceans (North Coast). There is also a thing called Iceberg Farming on the East Coast where iceberg ice/water is gathered to sell as boutique water and used to make beer and liquors but the amounts are insignificant and localized

[@chrisfernandez8916]

Big corporations are actually taking Canadian water almost for free at the moment.

[@deltavee2]

That's got to stop.

[@joeysabad4307]

When you say, "I never thought of Canada... Having this, that and the other... " I love how you are learning, actively about Canada, ... The quote from most Americans stop short at, ... " I never thought of Canada, ..... " I appreciate your series. Signed; A very proud canadian 🍁 😉

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

It is widely agreed among global economic forecasters, that the key resource in the second third of this century will be water. As a result of climate change, oil, gas, and carbon minerals will become far less important. Meanwhile, the haves and have-nots among nations will be determined by which has sufficient water.

[@jenniferlindsey2015]

Dude, have you noticed all the sinkholes popping up around the world? When you take too much water from an aquifer and it can’t replenish it as fast, the ground sinks. They Almost had to shut down the hydroelectric generators at the Hoover dam because the water level on the Colorado was so low. When each state was allocated a certain amount of water, a lot of things were not factored in. There are already water shortages (and fights) between different states. Some of it is for agricultural use, farms going dry. And some for residential use (showers, dishes, drinking water, etc.) but many industries use large amounts of water. The St. Lawrence River is so polluted from industrial waste, the their beluga whales have to be disposed of a TOXIC waste! It is also no longer recommended that people living near Lake Ontario eat anything that comes out of it due to toxicity levels. We have all of this beautiful, fresh, clean, water that we could be drinking and subsisting on, but industries are polluting it beyond repair. All hail the might dollar! Who cares if we become unable to clean it enough? We drink it anyway after taking out a solids. Areas near Lake Ontario in Canada comprise the LARGEST CANCER CLUSTER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! And no one talks about it.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

This is a timely topic considering how Calgary is currently under water restrictions due to a break in the main pipe. It's been a rough week and it will likely be late next week before things are sort of back to normal.

[@k1k2voyer]

Ya, i am getting tired of baby wipe bathing, greasy hair and not being able to do laundry...

[@charlottetooth1457]

They made an announcement this evening - there are 5 weak spots in the pipe that need urgent repairs to prevent another catastrophic break - the timeline for it all to be fixed is now 3-5 more weeks!

[@Dejavuproned8]

Yup was thinking about that the whole video. It shows that even here in Canada, our fresh water systems are very vulnerable. It's kinda scary tbh.

[@k1k2voyer]

They said at todays news conference that 5 new faults were found and restrictions will be going on for another 3 to 5 weeks.

[@waynejones5635]

In Canada there is a law that bans the export of fresh water in mass. Bottled water is allowed to be exported. There are a lot more thirsty people in the United States. Rain and melting snow and ice replenishes most of the water supply in Canada. Manitoba is full of large lakes and rivers. Winnipeg prepares for major flooding each spring as the winter snow melt drains into the Red River basin starting in the United States and flows up to Lake Winnipeg, through Winnipeg. In the 1950's Winnipeg built a massive floodway to redirect massive amounts of water around the city to save it from destructive flooding.

[@prophetisaiah08]

A huge amount of Canada's fresh water is located in sparsely populated areas like the North and the Shield, making it difficult to build infrastructure to harvest those resources. That's why it remains undeveloped as of right now. Plus, there's the difficulty of harvesting water without damaging the local environment. Thise ecosystems are adapted to having access to that water, so removing a significant percentage of it could have negative consequences. So it's far from a simple solution to people's water/economic woes.

[@ccibinel]

Far better to simply avoid having unsustainably large populations in areas with inadequate water to support them but unfortunately that requires far more analysis and forethought than people have. California and Nevada will need substantial water import in the future.

[@damonx6109]

Tyler: "Does Canada have a lot of water?" Can I remind people that he has been doing these videos for over two years.... A common phrase uttered in his UK channel is "In one ear, out the other." Seems apt.

[@TH3B0N3Y4RD]

15:44 This is exactly what we do. We boat and swim and relax on the lakes. A nice American like you is always welcome to come hang out yunno. We just don't like the Americans who talk to us like we live in igloos. 😂

[@tamo9520]

Check out our Hydro Dam in Manitoba. (It's either the Limestone or the Keeyask damn that this following information is referring to) Here's a bit of information for you: Manitoba Hydro produces most of its power from hydroelectric stations. In May 2011, Minnesota Power signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Manitoba Hydro. The agreement calls for Manitoba Hydro to sell 250 megawatts of electricity to Minnesota Power for 15 years beginning in 2020.

[@willelm88]

Water from lakes and rivers is fairly replenishable from rainfall; but that is less true of groundwater. s

[@michelegyselinck5400]

yeah, well, the problem is that there have been dry spells where water in our reservoirs has gone down and we had A LOT of forest fires in recent years, so the water goes to fighting the fires. Hydro-Québec even had to buy electricity from the northern USA because our water supply was insufficient to produce all the power we needed this past winter.