Will Vulnerable Populations Be More, Less, or Remain the Same, Vulnerable as a Result of Bill S-5 Amendments to CEPA? Blog by Joseph F. Castrilli, Counsel and Fe de Leon, Senior Researcher, CELA In mid-February 2023, the federal environment minister…
On March 31, join CELA for their “Making the Links in Southeast Ontario” webinar, which presents the latest “Making the Links” Toolkit highlighting the connections between environment and health in the region.
Pollution Prevention but Not Pollution Prevention Planning: The Curious Position of the Federal Government on Bill S-5
Blog by Joseph F. Castrilli, Counsel and Fe de Leon, Senior Researcher, CELA
On March 24, join CELA for their “Making the Links in Southwest Ontario” webinar, which presents the latest “Making the Links” Toolkit highlighting the connections between environment and health in the region.
The repeal of virtual elimination authority by Bill S-5 amendments to CEPA has been justified by the federal government in its testimony to the Parliamentary committee studying the matter on the basis that the virtual elimination provisions have not worked, and that existing regulatory authority under the Act to prohibit substances is an adequate substitute. This blog examines these assumptions and comes to a different conclusion.
It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue to be subjected to some of the most pernicious substances on the planet. By Joe Castrilli,…
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