CELA and other civil society organizations - advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection, and public health - urge federal ministers to expedite passage of Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Develpoment of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice.
CELA's oral testimony regarding amendments to Bill S-5, an Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
CELA's written testimony regarding amendments to Bill S-5, an Act to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) says Bill S-5, currently before the Senate of Canada, won’t fix the problem of emissions of cancer-causing agents in the environment unless the federal government improves the Bill’s approach to pollution prevention under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).
It’s crucial that climate change declarations are accompanied by action — and, as climate change disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities, action needs to be equity-focused.
CELA lawyer Richard Lindgren delivered a guest lecture to criminology students at Carleton University in relation to using legal tools to address ecological crime.
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