Jan 06, 2017 / Toxics
Canada must ban harmful triclosan
The federal decision to declare triclosan toxic, but not to match the U.S. ban, could make Canada a potential dumping ground and leave Canadians…Read More
Nov 23, 2016 / Toxics
Environmental Victories: Kicking Out Toxic Chemicals
With the holidays approaching, it’s a good time to look back at what we’ve achieved together over the past year. And what a busy…Read More
Nov 17, 2016 / Toxics
Have Your Say on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Special Update Blog by Elaine MacDonald, Ecojustice and Maggie MacDonald, Environmental Defence Have Your Say on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act When it comes…Read More
Nov 14, 2016 / Toxics
Good news: Canada bans the bead
Canadians are celebrating the recent news that the federal government is banning microbeads. Environmental Defence has been working hard for a ban since 2014,…Read More
Jun 08, 2016 / Toxics
Shocking Report on Chemicals in Products from the Office of the Auditor General
If you follow our blogs regularly, you’ll know we’re worried about chemicals in consumer products, including lead in lipstick, and phthalates in deodorant. But…Read More
Jan 26, 2016 / Toxics
Auditor General's Report shows need to fix Canada’s pesticide management system
Today’s report from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General, sheds light on the extent to which the…Read More
Jan 15, 2016 / Toxics
Canada Needs to Keep Out Toxic Cadmium Jewelry
Children love to play with shiny things, whether they are packaged in a kid-friendly wrapper, found on top of mom’s dresser, or on the…Read More
Dec 22, 2015 / Toxics
Ten Years of Tackling Toxics in Canada
A lot can happen over ten years. When we first put on our toxic avenger capes back in 2005, we wanted to reduce Canadians’…Read More
Nov 12, 2015 / Toxics
Removing the Stain: It’s time to get rid of cancer-causing dry cleaning chemicals
Did you know Canada’s most widespread dry cleaning chemical is linked to lymphoma and is toxic to the nervous system? PERC (short for perchloroethylene…Read More