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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
New Report Explores Alberta’s Path Through the Energy Transition
Jan 27, 2026
Canmore | Traditional territories of the Treaty 7 Nations – As Canada navigates turbulent times in the global energy market, Environmental Defence has launched…Read More
Petition Requests Federal Legal Protection for Piping Plovers
Jan 27, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ECOJUSTICE, ONTARIO NATURE Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of…Read More
Environmental Groups Demand Answers from ArcelorMittal on Decarbonization Project
Jan 22, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, STEELWATCH, ENVIRONMENT HAMILTON Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of…Read More