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Written Testimony, Bill S-5, An Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CELA’s written testimony regarding amendments to Bill S-5, an Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

May 6, 2022

Bill S-6, Amendments to the Pest Control Products Act

CELA has written a letter with respect to proposed amendments to the Pest Control Products Act, contained in Bill S-6 in the 44th Parliament, first session. This letter urges the withdrawal of Part 6 from Bill S-6 before passage, in order to allow for public consultation on, and further consideration fot he proposed ammendments before they are debated by the Senate and House.

April 29, 2022

April 2022 Bulletin

Federal Funding for New Nuclear Reactors Undermines Climate Action The recently released 2022 federal budget announced investments in unproven nuclear reactor designs, dubbed Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). SMRs are proposed nuclear technologies which could produce up to 300 megawatts of

April 29, 2022

Letter to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing re: Bill 109

CELA submitted a letter to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding the recent passage of Bill 109 in a manner that contravenes public participation rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights.

April 28, 2022

Bill 109 – Proposed Amendments to the Planning Act

CELA submitted a letter to Ontario’s Commissioner of the Environment in relation to the recent passage of Bill 109 in a manner that contravenes public participation rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights.

April 27, 2022

Healthy Waters and Sustainable Planning

Given cumulative assaults on regional forests and wetlands as well as the deterioration in local water quality and aquatic and amphibian species, a valid question arises: Is Ontario’s current system of land use planning protecting our waters?

April 27, 2022

Casework: Judicial Review of Bill 197 - COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020

On behalf of several environmental organizations and individuals, CELA sought a judicial review in Divisional Court of the statutory decision by two Ontario Cabinet Ministers that denied our clients and other members of the public their legal right to be notified and consulted on environmentally significant legislative amendments contained in Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020) before they were enacted by the Ontario Legislature on July 21, 2020. These amendments include changes to the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA), the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) and the Planning Act.

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