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EA is Not Red Tape: The Case against Ontario Bill 197
The Ontario government has continued its relentless attack on the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) by recently introducing Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020).
Bill 197 – Additional background on changes proposed to specific laws
Background to July 13, 2020 Media Release. Omnibus bill 197 proposes numerous changes to multiple Ontario laws often weakening environmental protection and removing public participation rights.
Ontario’s post-COVID economic recovery bill: a big miss for a green and just recovery
In an enormous piece of legislation, tabled this week as Bill 197, the Ontario government proposes changes to over eleven laws, many of them directly affecting the health of our communities and environment. While the stated intent of the bill is a pandemic economic recovery, it largely ignores worldwide calls for a green and just recovery.
Preliminary Analysis of Schedule 6 of Bill 197 – Proposed Amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act
CELA's Response to Ontario's Proposed EA Changes - Preliminary analysis by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel
Preliminary Analysis of Schedule 4, Bill 197: Proposed Amendments to the Drainage Act
CELA's response to Ontario's proposed Drainage Act changes - Preliminary analysis prepared by Healthy Great Lakes Counsel, Anastasia Lintner.