Granting Quebec river legal personhood, ‘changes our relationship with nature,’ lawyer says

By Luis Millán ( March 16, 2021, 9:53 AM EDT) -- An internationally renowned white water river in Quebec was granted legal personhood, a first in Canada, in an effort to protect its ecosystems from future development following the adoption of two parallel resolutions by a local Indigenous community and municipality, setting the stage for a similar effort for the St. Lawrence River....