CELA’s Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan (third from left) and members of the Green Budget Coalition met with federal finance minister Bill Morneau earlier this month. News & Activities What could Budget 2018 mean for Canada’s environment? Last week, the Green

Photo credit: Dominic Ali News & Activities CELA expresses concerns about Bill intended to cut “red tape” In submissions to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, CELA expressed our opposition to several provisions of Bill 154, the proposed Cutting Unnecessary Red

News & Activities Green Budget Coalition releases Budget 2018 recommendations CELA is a member of the Green Budget Coalition (GBC), which is comprised of 19 leading Canadian environmental organizations. Each year the GBC explores Canada’s most pressing environmental issues and

(Photo credit: Judy East) News & Activities Strengthening potential changes to the Conservation Authorities Act The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 139 for First Reading. Part of the Bill proposes amendments to Ontario’s Conservation Authorities Act. CELA, with nine other environmental organizations, commented

(Photo credit: Kathleen Cooper/CELA) News & Activities Auditor-General petitioned to probe origins of radioactive landfill A proposed radioactive landfill known as the “Near Surface Disposal Facility” beside the Ottawa River, is being fast tracked for approval in Québec and Ontario,

(Photo credit: Kim Lalone) News & Activities OPG fails to make the case for nuclear waste burial, again The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has failed to make a convincing case supporting its proposal to bury radioactive waste on the shore of Lake