New guidebook designed to equip community organizations and activists with practical starting points for advocating for environmental justice in Ontario.
Environmental Legal Action: A Guidebook to Protecting Environmental Rights in Ontario
Tag: Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Environmental Justice: Recent Legislative Developments in Canada
On February 24, 2023, CELA counsel Richard Lindgren made a presentation on environmental justice to the Environmental Summit held in Ottawa by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.
Media Release: L4CJ Publish Open Letter to Prime Minister and Attorney General
Lawyers for Climate Justice: “Climate Change Threatens Justice in Canada”
Bill C-230, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism
CELA support the passing of Bill C-230: An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism as opportunity for the government to address the inequities facing vulnerable communities, particularly racialized communities facing harm from environmental pollution and polluting practices by ensuring remedies are integrated effectively into existing environmental legislation or passing additional legislation and policies.
Blog: CELA Supports the Global Pact for the Environment
In this blog, staff lawyer Richard Lindgren explains why CELA supports the Global Pact on the Environment.
Blog: Why CELA Intervenes in National Test Cases
Blog authored by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel As a specialty legal aid clinic in Ontario, CELA is often involved in precedent-setting appellate cases which involve the interpretation or application of the province’s environmental laws. For example, in the Canadian…