CELA submitted a petition on behalf of a petitioner pursuant to the Auditor General Act, to seek information about federal government disclosure practices regarding radioactive nuclear contamination on public and private properties in Port Hope, Ontario. It sought a new approach to proactive disclosure of information so that members of the public would possess important information affecting their health.
The original petition can be found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
The Minister’s response can be found by clicking here.
Petition: Federal government obligation to disclose information on presence of radioactive waste contamination
CELA submitted a petition on behalf of a petitioner pursuant to the Auditor General Act, to seek information about federal government disclosure practices regarding radioactive nuclear contamination on public and private properties in Port Hope, Ontario. It sought a new approach to proactive disclosure of information so that members of the public would possess important information affecting their health.
The original petition can be found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
The Minister’s response can be found by clicking here.
More information on this case can be found here.
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CELA Publication Number: 1583
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