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Plastic Treaty Negotiations End in Deadlock in Nairobi

The Canadian government must take a leading role at the fourth negotiations in Ottawa next spring Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the…

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Statement: Canada Must Quickly Appeal Federal Court’s Decision on Plastics

Statement from Ashley Wallis, Associate Director, regarding the federal court’s decision to strike Plastic Manufactured Items from the Canadian Environmental Protection Act’s list of toxic…

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MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP: Community Leaders, Mayor Olivia Chow and the Public Gather in Scarborough on Saturday November 18 to Discuss a Clean and Equitable Transportation Future

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – On Saturday November 18, 2023 at Evolving Space…

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Statement on the Auditor General’s Report that Canada is on Track to Miss its Climate Targets Once Again

  Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Manager, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the…

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New Report: Ontario Government can Improve GTHA Congestion by Reducing 407 ETR tolls for Trucks Instead of Paving the Greenbelt with Highway 413

Report finds moving trucks to Hwy 407 would save approx. 80 minutes of travel time for truckers and remove 12-21,000 trucks per day from Hwy…

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