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    The Issues

    Kicking Out Toxic Chemicals

    Ensuring safe products are on our shelves.

    Climate & Clean Economy

    Stopping climate change and creating jobs in the clean economy.

    Creating Livable Communities

    Growing Ontario’s Greenbelt and developing functional, livable cities.

    Ending Plastic Pollution

    Creating a future free from plastic waste

    Safeguarding canada's freshwater

    Protecting safe, clean water.

    Protecting Ontario's Environment

    Stopping the province's attacks on farmland, forests, wetlands and endangered species.

    LATEST NEWS

    How to respond to form letters sent by Ontario MPPs regarding the province’s attack on Conservation Authorities

    Accountability on climate change…but not yet

    Canada’s annual energy report misses the mark on climate – and still finds that oil pipelines are a thing of the past

    The Ontario Government is failing to protect the Greenbelt

    Virtual Hill Days call on federal government to keep its promise to strengthen toxics and pollution law

    Take Action

    Less talk. More action. Whether you have 30 seconds, 30 minutes or 3 hours per month, we have action that you can take to protect Canada’s freshwater bodies, our green space and our climate.

    When you join with thousands of other Canadians, you can make change happen.

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    Prime Minister Trudeau: Don't let Canada miss its methane reduction target!

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    How Canada can build an environmentally sustainable future after the COVID-19 Crisis

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    Get toxics out of cosmetics and other personal care products

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    Stop the destructive Highway 413

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    Meet The Team

    Environmental Defence is a group of innovative, passionate and determined problem-solvers who are making a difference.  We are policy experts, musicians, photographers and bloggers, supported by scientists, business leaders, lawyers and community members working hard to protect Canada’s environment and human health.


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