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
Hold energy industry responsible for clean-up costs
Nov 06, 2018
It looks like Alberta's on the hook for a staggering amount of oil and gas clean up costs — but Joshua Buck argues in the Edmonton Journal that Albertans can avoid footing the bill by makin Read more
Will the new NAFTA undermine our ability to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals?
Nov 05, 2018
A Hill Times editorial on how the new NAFTA misses the mark when it comes to increasing protections from harmful chemicals. This editorial is behind the publication's paywall. Read more
How to end Canada’s cycle of making and breaking global commitments on climate change
Oct 29, 2018
By establishing an independent body of experts with the explicit mandate of measuring progress toward Canada’s climate goals, the federal government can deliver on a once-in-a-generation opportunity Read more
Incinerating plastic waste is not the answer
Oct 29, 2018
An editorial in the Halifax Chronicle Herald from Environmental Defence and the Ecology Action Centre explains why incinerating waste does not solve plastic pollution. Read more
Why the Tories should bring back bottle deposits
Oct 29, 2018
A Toronto Sun editorial from Executive Director Tim Gray highlights the market benefits that a deposit/return program for plastic bottles would bring Ontario. Read more