In response to the federal government's pre-budget consultations, CELA has provided recommendations related to Great Lakes and freshwater protections for consideration in Budget 2023.
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released the budget for 2022-2023, “A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable.” The budget contains several proposals and updates on federal freshwater programs. Highlights include: clean drinking water for First Nations communities, freshwater protections, and monitoring of plastic waste in water systems.
Lead in Ontario’s drinking water is an ongoing and serious public health threat and a “drinking water health hazard” pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). There is no safe level of exposure to lead, specially for young children. The time has come to eliminate lead in drinking water as a public health harm once and for all, and to ensure that human health is protected. CELA strongly supports the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ commitment outlined in its two-year assessment of the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan to update its current lead policies and to consult on further actions to reduce levels of lead in drinking water.
La présence de plomb dans l'eau potable de l'Ontario constitue une menace constante et grave pour la santé publique et un " danger pour la santé lié à l'eau potable " en vertu de la Loi sur la salubrité de l'eau potable (" LSEP "). Il n'existe pas de niveau d'exposition au plomb sans danger, surtout pour les jeunes enfants. Le temps est venu d'éliminer une fois pour toutes le plomb dans l'eau potable en tant que danger pour la santé publique, et de veiller à ce que la santé humaine soit protégée. L'ACDE soutient fermement l'engagement du ministère de l'Environnement, de la Conservation et des Parcs de l'Ontario, souligné dans son évaluation biennale du Plan environnemental de l'Ontario, à mettre à jour ses politiques actuelles sur le plomb et à mener des consultations sur d'autres mesures visant à réduire les niveaux de plomb dans l'eau potable.
Presentation on drivers of law reform to the University of Waterloo Collaborative Water Program
Title: Slideshow: First Nations' On-Reserve Source Water Protection Resource Type: Presentation Content: SourceWaterProtection final # of Pages: 20 Date authored: August 13, 2015 Publication number: 1030 Author/s: Theresa McClenaghan and Barbora Grochalova Author Organization: CELA
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