Expanding Administrative Penalties for Environmental Contraventions

CELA counsel Richard Lindgren submitted a brief to Ontario's Environment Ministry regarding administrative penalty regulations under the province's environmental legislation

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.

Proposed Administrative Penalties Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act

Response to ERO 019-0045: The proposed administrative penalties regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act

Webinar: Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water – A Hamilton Case Study

The presence of lead in our drinking water is a crucial public health issue – this webinar will provide a brief overview of the health impacts of lead and identify recommendations for a permanent policy solution that protects everyone.

Anticipating a renewed Canadian Environmental Protection Act: Opportunities and Limitations of Discretionary Authority Amendments in Bill C-28

Blog posted by Peter Hillson, Law intern, Canadian Environmental Law Association