Ontario is making it cheaper and easier for industries to pollute our waters
Nov 07, 2019
Last week, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Hon. Jeff Yurek held a media conference. He claimed that changes proposed in the province’s latest Read more
The absurdity of stalling on the Volkswagen emissions scandal
May 09, 2019
In order for Canada to truly be an environmental leader, it must get tough on polluters. Making Volkswagen pay for its crimes would be a great start. A National Observer opinion piece by Muhannad Mal Read more
We are failing on waste, and it’s time to change that
Mar 27, 2019
Ontario is consulting on its waste strategy. To reduce plastic pollution it needs to consider bans, and put a price on plastic bottles, writes Vito Buonsante. Read more
If you want cheaper produce, stop the grab for farmland
Dec 12, 2018
Tim Gray asks why the Ontario government is considering allowing developers to pave over the prime agricultural land that supplies exactly the kind of food we want, in the Hamilton Spectator. Read more
Developing the Greenbelt is a disaster on multiple levels
Dec 10, 2018
Executive Director Tim Gray explains in the Toronto Star why Ontario Bill 66 will bring more gridlock, lost farmland, polluted water and higher property taxes. Read more
Ontario's climate change plan is too little, too late
Dec 06, 2018
Environmental Defence's Programs Director and Clean Economy Program Manager explain why Ontarians should be outraged about the provincial government's insufficient and ineffective climate change plan. Read more
Why the oil and gas industry meltdown over environmental laws? They didn’t get to write them this time
Dec 03, 2018
Enough with the hysteria being drummed up by the oil and gas industry over Bill C-69, writes Patrick DeRochie in the Hill Times. They’re going to have to learn to play by the rules, just li Read more
It's time for an exit strategy from oil and gas
Nov 29, 2018
The scientific consensus is that the world needs to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change. This leaves no choice but to wind Read more
Feds have a long way to go to make progress on plastics pollution
Nov 19, 2018
An editorial by Keith Brooks in the Hill Times on what Canada's upcoming national plastics strategy needs to include. Read more