Proposed Regulatory Approach to Prohibit Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos

Title: Proposed Regulatory Approach to Prohibit Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Response to consultation Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: Asbestos-sign-on # of Pages: 15 Date authored: June 12, 2017 Author/s: Fe de Leon Author Organization: CELA and multiple…

Blog: CAREX Canada’s e-RISK tool for policymakers, cancer researchers, and NGOs

Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on June 7, 2017 CELA has a longstanding and valuable relationship with CAREX Canada, the Vancouver-based national surveillance project engaged in estimating occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens. Among the on-line tools on the CAREX website…

Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm, Rotterdam, and Basel Conventions

Title: Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm, Rotterdam, and Basel Conventions Letter to Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change from David Suzuki Foundation, Ecojustice, Environmental Defence, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Environmental Law…

Response to Notice of Intention to Develop Regulations Respecting Asbestos

Title: Response to Notice of Intention to Develop Regulations Respecting Asbestos Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: 1093-Final submission asbestos (CG v 150No 51 Dec 17 2016)Jan 18 2017 # of Pages: 35 Date authored: January 17, 2017 Publication number:…

Media Release: Government’s announcement to ban asbestos: Groups express support but asbestos work not yet complete

Media Release Joint media release from CELA and Canadian Association of University Teachers Toronto – The federal government’s announcement to ban asbestos has been highly anticipated over the past few days. Groups expressed their support for the announcement but noted their…

Letter Calling for Asbestos Ban and Expert Panel

Title: Letter Calling for Asbestos Ban and Expert Panel to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: L -Asbestos Management Review Panel (December 6 2016) # of Pages: 25 Date authored: December 6, 2016 Publication number: 1086…