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The Government of Canada is working in partnership with communities and other levels of government to protect and restore water quality in the Great Lakes. Since 1989 the Government of Canada has invested $355 million in targeted actions to restore and protect great lakes water quality and ecosystem health. ("Common Menu Bar Links." Cleaning Up the Great Lakes. N.p., July 2010. Web. 08 June 2016.)
The money invested goes towards restoring fish and wildlife habitat, improve the wastewater treatment systems and cleaning out contaminated sediments. ("Common Menu Bar Links." Cleaning Up the Great Lakes. N.p., July 2010. Web. 08 June 2016.)
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is an international agreement between Canada and the United States

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