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Photo credit This submission is filed by the Canadian Environmental Law Association jointly with the Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area (hereinafter the “intervenor”) in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (“CNSC”) Notice of Participation at a Commission
Lead in Ontario’s drinking water is an ongoing and serious public health threat and a “drinking water health hazard” pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). There is no safe level of exposure to lead, specially for young children. The time has come to eliminate lead in drinking water as a public health harm once and for all, and to ensure that human health is protected. CELA strongly supports the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ commitment outlined in its two-year assessment of the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan to update its current lead policies and to consult on further actions to reduce levels of lead in drinking water.
CELA and other NGOs have signed on to a letter written by the Canadian Coalition for Environmental & Climate Justice asking for the Prime Minister to prioritize the re-introduction of Bill C-230, the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental
Quarterly in-depth discussions amongst water champions about important freshwater policy topics
Lawyers for Climate Justice: “Climate Change Threatens Justice in Canada”
Seventy groups and organizations have called on the Prime Minister to include a moratorium on federal funding for nuclear expansion in the mandate letters to cabinet. Prime Minister Trudeau is expected to announce his new cabinet next week.
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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