Bill C-230, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism

April 29, 2021
Law Reform, Publications
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, chemicals management, child health, chronic disease, climate change, Constitution Act, consumer products, cumulative effects, duty to consult, environmental health, environmental justice, environmental law, environmental rights, extended producer responsibility (EPR), featured, human rights, Indigenous rights, indoor environment, industrial emissions, intergenerational equity, international, participant funding, pollution prevention, poverty, precautionary principle, public health, public participation, reproductive and developmental toxicants, response to consultation, right to healthy environment, right-to-know, toxic substances, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), vulnerable communities

CELA support the passing of Bill C-230: An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism as opportunity for the government to address the inequities facing vulnerable communities, particularly racialized communities facing harm from environmental pollution and polluting practices by ensuring remedies are integrated effectively into existing environmental legislation or passing additional legislation and policies.

Authors: Theresa McClenaghan, Adam De Luca, Fe de Leon

Download here: L-CELA-Bill-C230-National-Strategy-Environmental-Racism

Bill C-230, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism

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