Some Canadian communities make it mandatory for homeowners to replace lead pipes. Do such bylaws work?
October 27, 2025
The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property owners to replace lead pipes on their side of the property line. Hamilton has a bylaw aimed at preventing partial lead service-line replacements, and some Quebec and Saskatchewan have similar rules. Here's what people in Thunder Bay, Ont., have to say about the idea as the city faces a $350-million class-action lawsuit.
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As I get older, my parents begin to show me glimpses of their secret dreams. “Dad wants to move back to Vietnam when we retire,” Mum tells me. “We can live like kings and queens over there!” Dad hollers in the background.
My mother hasn’t returned since 1978. For one, she couldn’t travel without a passport, and she didn’t get her Canadian citizenship until after she turned fifty-five and was no longer required to take the citizenship test. Second, she’s in no rush to go back to a land still soaked in blood and mired in misery.
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