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Statement: Alberta’s Budget Risks Leaving the Province Behind
Feb 26, 2026
Stephen Legault, Senior Manager for Alberta Energy Transition at Environmental Defence Canada, response to Premier Danielle Smith’s 2026 budget Canmore | Traditional territories of…Read More
ON Gov Must Reject Water-Taking Permits Threatening Waterloo Region’s Water Supply
Feb 25, 2026
Statement from Rebecca Kolarich, Program Manager, Water Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional…Read More
$5 Billion Cut to Public Transit: Canadians Will Pay the Price
Feb 25, 2026
Montréal/Tiohtià:ke | Traditional, unceded lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka/Mohawk Nation, a gathering place for many First Nations, including the Anishinaabeg – While the Government of Canada…Read More
Statement: No Grand Bargain to be Made: Oil Lobby Firmly Rejects the AB-Canada MOU
Feb 23, 2026
It is time for Prime Minister Carney to accept the oil and gas industry for what they actually are, not how he wishes they…Read More
Statement on Premier Danielle Smith’s Budget Failure
Feb 20, 2026
Stephen Legault, Senior Manager for Alberta Energy Transition at Environmental Defence Canada, responded to Premier Danielle Smith’s pre-budget televised statement with the following: Since…Read More
Statement: Federal Government’s Decision to Scrap EV Standard Is a Huge Setback
Feb 05, 2026
Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – The decision to scrap the…Read More
Environmental Health Advocates on the Federal Government’s Enforcement Action on PFAS
Feb 02, 2026
Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and…Read More
Statement: $5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards
Feb 02, 2026
Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Cutting $5 billion from transit funding sends…Read More
Health, Environmental Groups Celebrate Victory in Plastic Pollution Regulation Case
Jan 30, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ECOJUSTICE, GREENPEACE CANADA, OCEANA CANADA OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE…Read More
Appeals Court Decision on Big Plastics Case is Win in Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Jan 30, 2026
Statement from Karen Wirsig, Senior Program Manager, Plastics Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the…Read More