Media Release: WaterScape – Community Discussions on Protecting Water for Future Generations

Media Release Feb 13 2018 Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), Ontario Environment Network (OEN), and Ontario Headwaters Institute (OHI) are pleased to announce the dates, locations, and local partners for the community discussions on protecting Ontario’s water, as below. The…

Media Release: CELA Welcomes Proposed Changes to Federal Fisheries Act

Media Release FRANCAIS Feb 06 2018 Toronto – The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) welcomes the wide-ranging reforms to the Fisheries Act that were announced today by federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act are contained in Bill…

Media Release: WaterScape – Community Discussions on Protecting Water for Future Generations

Media Release CELA is pleased to announce a new initiative in collaboration with Ontario Headwaters Institute and Ontario Environment Network Jan 23 2018 WaterScape Community Discussions on Protecting Water for Future Generations Water is essential for all life. Is Ontario…

Blog: What could Budget 2018 mean for Canada’s environment?

Blog post by Kerrie Blaise, CELA Counsel on November 24, 2017 Canada is consulting on Budget 2018. So too, is the Canadian Environmental Law Association and 18 other leading Canadian environmental organizations who have headed to Ottawa, as the Green Budget Coalition, to…

Media Release: It’s Time for Government to Invest in Nature, say 19 National Environmental Organizations

Media Release Media Release from the Green Budget Coalition Sep 20 2017 OTTAWA, ON – Nineteen leading Canadian environmental and conservation organizations delivered a clear message to the federal government this week: “The time has come for serious federal investment in Canada’s…

Blog: Greater investments are needed to protect the Great Lakes

Blog post by Theresa McClenaghan and Ashley Wallis, Executive Director and Counsel, CELA and Water Program Manager, Environmental Defence on April 7, 2017 The Great Lakes Protection Act Alliance calls on the governments of Canada and the United States to ensure federal funding…