Blog post by Sarah Nixon, CELA Communications Volunteer on January 15, 2019 At the beginning of 2019, new regulations came into effect in Canada that prohibit the import, use, sale, manufacture, and export of asbestos and products containing asbestos. These updated…
Title: Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeking Canadian ban on asbestos Resource Type: Letter Content: Asbestos-L-PMTrudeau # of Pages: 11 Date authored: November 9, 2015 Author/s: Kathleen Ruff on behalf of 67 health, labour, and environmental organizations and 74…
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Title: Letter to Environment Canada re: Proposed listing of chemicals in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention (COP6) Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: 882LtrRotterdamListing # of Pages: 4 Date authored: December 14, 2012 Publication number: 882 Author/s: Fe…
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Title: Comments on the proposed "Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations" Response to Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol.145, No 32 (August 6, 2011) Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: 807A-L-ECL Regulations under CEPA 1999 (Oct 20…
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Title: Comments to Prime Minister of Canada re: UN Rotterdam Convention in Geneva, June 20, 1011 Fifth Conference of the Parties COP5 Resource Type: Letter Content: 790L-PM-HarperRotterdamCOP5 (June 9 2011)_0 # of Pages: 2 Date authored: June 9, 2011 Publication…
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Title: ROCA position paper in preparation of the Rotterdam Convention COP 5 Content: Position paper ROCA9-2 (June 2011)_0 # of Pages: 2 Date authored: June 2011 Author Organization: Rotterdam Convention Alliance
