Title: Toward a new Canada-Ontario Agreement: Expectations and Recommendations Resource Type: Letter Content: 1280-COA2019Expectations-and-Recommendations # of Pages: 8 Date authored: June 13, 2019 Publication number: 1280 Author/s: Anastasia Lintner, Elizabeth Hendricks, Kelsey Scarfone Author Organization: CELA, WWF-Canada, Environmental Defence
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Blog: It is time to end toxic recycling – Canadian global position to abandon recycling exemption needed for a safe circular economy
Blog post by Olga Speranskaya and Fe de Leon, Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJ Support) and Canadian Environmental Law Association on April 30, 2019 Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport) and Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) have appealed to…
Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper. Response to Environmental Registry No. 013-4689
Title: Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper. Response to Environmental Registry No. 013-4689 Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: Response-Waste-Disc-Paper # of Pages: 13 Date authored: April 18, 2019 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Emily Alfred, John…
Media Release: Canada challenged to stop violating UN environmental Convention
Media Release View associated letter and legal opinion sent April 15/19 to Prime Minister Trudeau. The UN Basel Convention constitutes binding international law and forbids the dumping of illegal wastes in developing countries. Canada has ratified the Convention and is therefore legally and morally…
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Media Release: Toxic Chemicals Found in Canadian Toys & Consumer Products Made of Recycled Plastics: Health and Environmental groups urge immediate action by Canada to withdraw recycling exemption for toxic flame retardants under the Stockholm Convention
Media Release Ottawa, Canada - A recent analysis of consumer products sold in Canada made from recycled plastics has revealed toxic flame-retardant contamination in some hair accessories, children's toys, and other plastic products. Canada is one of the few countries that…
Letter to PM Trudeau re contravention of Canada’s obligations under the Basel Convention Letter from five organizations with associated legal opinion prepared by Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation
Title: Letter to PM Trudeau re contravention of Canada's obligations under the Basel Convention Letter from five organizations with associated legal opinion prepared by Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation Resource Type: Letter Content: Ltr-PM-Basel-Conv-Phillipines-w-Legal-Opinion # of Pages: 28…