Media Release Today, Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky announced the membership of two essential source protection committees - covering technical and implementation issues respectively. CELA counsel Theresa McClenaghan will be sitting on the province’s source protection implementation committee. CELA advocated the…
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Media Release Today, the Superior Court dismissed Crop Life Canada’s application challenging City of Toronto By-law 456-2003 to prohibit the use of pesticides. Crop Life Canada is an industry body that represents the manufacturers of pesticide products. "We are absolutely…
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Ontario Superior Court of Justice, between Croplife Canada (applicant) and Corporation of the City of Toronto (Respondent). APPLICATION UNDER section 273(1) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25. Affidavit of Kathleen Cooper on behalf of the Canadian Environmental Law Association…
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Media Release Urges Councillors to Put Kids Health First Now (Toronto) Today, health professionals, environmental groups, trade unions, and the Humane Society of Canada issued a final call for Toronto City Council to approve a bylaw which would restrict the…
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Media Release (Toronto) Doctors, nurses, lawyers, and environmentalists congratulated the Medical Officer of Health for proposing a pesticide bylaw for the City of Toronto, and urged the Board of Health to adopt the by-law. Dr. Sheela Basrur detailed a bylaw…
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CELA's Submission to Standing Committee on General Government Author: Richard D Lindgren, CELA Counsel Download full submission: 433bill195 (80 pp.) or Executive Summary: 433bill195exec (2 pp.)
