Media Release Toronto: The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) strongly supports Dalton McGuinty’s proposal for provincial legislation to ban the non-essential or “cosmetic” use of pesticides. “With nearly 130 municipal bylaws in Canada, many of them in Quebec and Ontario,…
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Media Release Citizens' and environmental groups want proposed bill strengthened and passed swiftly. Toronto, Ontario – The Ontario government’s proposed Clean Water Act is essential for the long-term health of our communities and our environment, according to 16 citizens’ and…
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Media Release We, the undersigned environmental and citizens’ groups, believe the proposed Clean Water Act is essential for the long-term health of our communities and our environment. The following are our recommendations on how the Act should be made even…
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Media Release Much-Needed Source Protection Legislation Receives Second Reading Toronto – Laurel Broten, Ontario’s Environment Minister, presented the Clean Water Act, 2005 to the Legislative Assembly and it passed Second Reading this afternoon. The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) commends…
Media Release Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten, introduced new legislation which is intended to protect current and future sources of drinking water. If passed, the Clean Water Act, 2005 will introduce a process by which…
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Media Release Groups ecstatic as Toronto pesticide by-law withstands final legal assault TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it has rejected the pesticide industry's last gasp effort to challenge the City of Toronto’s pesticide by-law. The…
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