New blog examines trade pressures, mining deregulation, and impacts to justice and health.
Blog – Gold Mining, Sulphate Discharges, and Methylmercury: Is Environmental Policy Already Treating Parts of Ontario as Law-Free Special Economic Zones?
Tag: Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR)
CELA Comments on Proposed Special Economic Zones Criteria
CELA provided comments to the provincial government on its proposed Special Economic Zones criteria, ERO Posting #025-1077.
Blog – From Legislation to Realization: The Right to a Healthy Environment in Canada
Advocating for the right to a healthy environment
Environmental Legal Action: A Guidebook to Protecting Environmental Rights in Ontario
New guidebook designed to equip community organizations and activists with practical starting points for advocating for environmental justice in Ontario.
CELA Comments on Environmental Bill of Rights Requires Public Consultation on Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025
CELA comments on the proposed fast-tracking of Bill 17.
Action Alert – Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create “Law-Free” Zones
ACTION ALERT: Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create “Law-Free” Zones If enacted, Bill 5 would weaken key environmental laws and create “law-free” special economic zones exempt from legal protections and public oversight in order to expedite resource extraction…
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