Statement by Executive Director Tim Gray on proposed new rules in Bill 108
Jul 16, 2019
Proposed new rules in Bill 108 undermine local democracy and favour sprawl developers Toronto, Ont. – New regulations proposed under Bill 108 would allow…Read More
Environmental groups call for urgent action to protect Lake Erie following NOAA algae bloom forecast
Jul 11, 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, CANADIAN FRESHWATER ALLIANCE, AND FRESHWATER FUTURE CANADA For immediate release: July 11, 2019 Environmental groups call for urgent action to protect Lake…Read More
Statement from Clean Economy Program Manager Sarah Buchanan on Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling in Favour of the Federal Government in the Carbon Pricing Reference Case
Jun 28, 2019
Toronto, Ont. – Today’s decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal again shows that all levels of government can and must act decisively to…Read More
Statement on the Environment Minsters' plastic pollution action plan
Jun 27, 2019
This action plan from Canada’s Environment Ministers contains no actions that will help realize the federal government’s June 10th announcement on plastic pollution. Now…Read More
Statement from Clean Economy Program Manager Sarah Buchanan on Canada’s joint agreement on clean transportation with California
Jun 26, 2019
Toronto, Ont. – By collaborating with California to strengthen regulations that will make our cars cleaner and more fuel efficient, Canada is moving in…Read More
Nestlé, Coca-Cola and Pepsi called on to take back their plastic trash
Jun 25, 2019
Environmentalists are demanding that Ontario’s big bottlers take responsibility for their plastic waste, and support a deposit on plastic bottles Toronto, Ont. – It’s…Read More
Statement from Executive Director Tim Gray on the Passage of Bill C-69
Jun 21, 2019
With the passage of Bill C-69, the federal government has fulfilled its commitment to update the broken environmental assessment regime that has been in…Read More
Statement from Tim Gray on the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion project
Jun 18, 2019
Toronto, Ont. – We are disappointed that the federal government has chosen to approve this project. By approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the…Read More
Statement from Dale Marshall on the federal government allowing BC’s methane regulations to apply in place of federal rules
Jun 18, 2019
Canada’s climate goals suffered a serious setback when the federal government announced that it will allow B.C. to use its own, significantly weaker, regulations…Read More
Statement from Program Director Keith Brooks on the Federal Government’s decision to reject the worst Senate amendments to Bill C-69
Jun 12, 2019
Ottawa, Ont. – By rejecting the worst of the Senate’s amendments to Bill C-69, the Federal Government has resisted lobbying from the oil and…Read More