CELA lawyer Richard Lindgren provides an update on CELA's successful 5 year-long battle to obtain Environment Ministry records on water well safety.
Blog: CELA Wins Five-Year FOI Fight on Water Well Safety
Tag: Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR)
Letter to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing re: Bill 109
CELA submitted a letter to Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding the recent passage of Bill 109 in a manner that contravenes public participation rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights.
Bill 109 – Proposed Amendments to the Planning Act
CELA submitted a letter to Ontario's Commissioner of the Environment in relation to the recent passage of Bill 109 in a manner that contravenes public participation rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights.
Blog: The ABCs of the EBR: The Need for Government Outreach Programs
When Ontario’s Auditor General recently released her money-for-value audits and annual report under the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), considerable media, public, and political attention focused on her findings regarding species at risk, spills of hazardous chemicals, waste management, and climate change matters. However, the Auditor General’s EBR report also flagged a little-known but significant problem: the Ontario government’s ongoing failure to conduct any public education or outreach programs to inform Ontarians about how to use their important rights under the EBR.
Submission on Proposed Regulation Requiring Conservation Authority to Authorize Development
CELA recommends that consultation cease on a proposed regulation under O Reg 568/21 and that no decision be made, until such time as additional detail (including a draft regulation) and an adequate comment period are provided to allow the public to meaningfully participate in the decision‐making, pursuant to the intent of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993.
Court Declares Ontario Government Broke the Law
Decision on Bill 197 legal challenge reaffirms right to participate in environmental decision-making
