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Highway 413 is a proposed mega-project that would fuel more urban sprawl, put more greenhouse gas pollution in our atmosphere, cut through the Greenbelt, destroy fertile farmland and pave over important species habitat, pushing threatened species even closer to the brink.
Read MoreOur work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.
Climate change
About the Open Letter: Canada’s credibility on climate change depends on the level of ambition and strength of its emissions cap for the oil and gas industry, and whether it gets implemented within the next year. There are many ways to design an emissions cap and getting it right matters. As 34 organizations representing over...
Protecting Ontario’s Environment
Report Highlights Moving trucks to the 407 will move 12,000 to 21,000 trucks a day off Highway 401, reducing daily traffic for passenger vehicle drivers Moving Trucks to the 407 will improve journey times for truckers by approx. 80 minutes, which would be less than half the length of time than the equivalent trip on...
Plastic Pollution
This report examines plastic packaging to assess if existing rules are on track to achieve Canada's goal of Zero Plastic Waste by 2030.
Climate change
Co-written by Julie Segal at Environmental Defence, Alan Andrews and Tanya Jemec at EcoJustice and, Adam Scott at Shift:Action, this backgrounder serves as a high level executive summary of our Roadmap to a Sustainable Finance Report set to launch in October 2022. The report offers recommendations for the key financial policies needed...
Toxics
Dollar store products, including headphones and children’s toys, contain toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and antimony. Our report reveals up to 30 per cent of products tested at Dollar Tree and Dollarama contain heavy metals such as lead and other toxic chemicals such as phthalates, bisphenols and PFAS or “forever chemicals.”
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