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Category: Media Release
Fifty-two groups call on Ontario government to take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix the Blue Box and eliminate packaging waste
Fifty-two groups call on Ontario government to take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix the Blue Box and eliminate packaging waste - joint statement released today that sets expectations for forthcoming regulation to address Ontario’s packaging, paper, and packaging-like products (PPPP) waste
Bill 197 – Additional background on changes proposed to specific laws
Background to July 13, 2020 Media Release. Omnibus bill 197 proposes numerous changes to multiple Ontario laws often weakening environmental protection and removing public participation rights.
Ontario’s post-COVID economic recovery bill: a big miss for a green and just recovery
Toronto – In an enormous piece of legislation, tabled this week as Bill 197, the Ontario government proposes changes to over eleven laws, many of them directly affecting the health of our communities and environment.
Ontario restores fundamental environmental rights law
CELA commends the province’s decision to reinstate Ontarians’ environmental rights and thank everyone who voiced support for EBR and a right to a healthful environment.
Canada Needs a National Radioactive Waste Policy
Civil society urges suspension of decisions involving radioactive waste after international body finds Canada’s nuclear waste policy deficient - media release and letter to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources