Blog post by Dr. Elaine Macdonald and Charles Hatt, Senior Scientist and Staff Lawyer, Ecojustice on January 29, 2016 Guest Blog Federal inaction exposes Canadians, environment to unacceptable risks, report says The Federal Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development (the “Commissioner”) released…
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Title: Petition to the Office of the Auditor General regarding Canada's continued use and imports of asbestos Petition from CELA and the Canadian Association of University Teachers Resource Type: Letter Content: CELA CAUT Petition to OAG Asbestos December 9 2015…
Blog post by John Jackson and Anne Wordsworth on June 18, 2015 The Great Lakes are enjoying an anniversary of sorts. It’s been almost three years since Canada and the United States signed a revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with the…
Read More Blog: Governments Action to Protect the Great Lakes Basin from toxic chemicals failing
Title: NGOs Response to Nanoscale Forms of Substances on the Domestic Substances List Resource Type: Commentary Content: CELA CSM PCN Response to proposed nanoscale materials on the DSL May 25 2015 final # of Pages: 13 Date authored: May 25,…
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Blog posted by Usman Javed, Student Intern, CELA Special Project on May 20, 2014 Summary: Contaminated drinking water is a threat to public health and quality of life. Despite the fact that most arsenic in drinking water arises from natural sources, it…
Read More Blog: Arsenic in Drinking Water: Ontario’s Failure to Endorse Health Canada’s Guideline
Blog posted by Joseph F. Castrilli, CELA Counsel on October 22, 2013 On October 17, 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, announced that it has classified outdoor air pollution and particulate matter as…
