McDonald’s announces global ban of toxic PFAS chemicals in food packaging
Jan 14, 2021
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, THE MIND THE STORE CAMPAIGN AND TOXIC-FREE FUTURE Groups call on Burger King of Toronto-based Restaurants Brands International to follow suit Toronto,…Read More
Statement from Julia Levin, Climate and Energy Program Manager, on the federal government’s new hydrogen strategy
Dec 16, 2020
Ottawa, Ont. – With the release of the federal hydrogen strategy today, the government has missed an opportunity to position Canada as a global…Read More
King Township Council asked to endorse a Minister Zoning Order for development of protected Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine lands
Dec 11, 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE AND OAK RIDGES MORAINE LAND TRUST Toronto, Ont. – A religious order, whose Trustees include key players in land speculation and greenfield…Read More
Statement from Dale Marshall, National Climate Program Manager, on the federal government’s new climate action plan
Dec 11, 2020
Ottawa, Ont. – The climate action plan released today has a more comprehensive suite of climate policies than in the past and we welcome…Read More
The Ontario Government Betrays the People of Ontario in Favour of Bad Developers with the Passage of Schedule 6
Dec 08, 2020
DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, LAND OVER LANDINGS, ONTARIO NATURE, RESCUE LAKE SIMCOE COALITION, SIMCOE COUNTY GREENBELT COALITION, WILDERNESS COMMITTEE Now that Ontario has…Read More
Statement by Executive Director Tim Gray on Today's Resignation of David Crombie, Chair of the Greenbelt Council
Dec 05, 2020
Toronto, Ont. – It is a great shame and a loss to the people of Ontario that David Crombie, the Chair of the…Read More
Another Twist Of the Knife for Conservation Authorities from the Ontario Government
Dec 04, 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE and ONTARIO NATURE Ontario government’s proposed amendments to Bill 229, Schedule 6 are a shocking escalation of attacks on public safety, natural…Read More
New Report: Ontario failing on climate change while greenhouse gas emissions rise
Dec 03, 2020
A new report from Environment Defence shows that despite the Ontario government’s claims, the province has failed to take meaningful action on climate change…Read More
Statement from Julia Levin, Climate and Energy Program Manager, on the 2020 federal Fall Economic Statement
Nov 30, 2020
Ottawa, Ont. – Following today’s Fall Economic Statement, we acknowledge the federal government’s continued efforts to fight COVID-19 and support people in Canada throughout…Read More
Environmental groups sue to keep Ontario wetlands protected
Nov 30, 2020
Ontario government issued a Ministerial Zoning Order for an unlawful development that endangers the protected Lower Duffins Creek wetland complex Toronto, Ont. – Environmental…Read More