Plastic Pollution in Canada
About The Report: The world is facing a plastic pollution crisis and Canada is a significant contributor to the problem. Read the report
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PASSING THE BUCK
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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Our 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.
Plastic Pollution
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2020 Annual Report
Together, we’re making a healthier environment and a better world. This past year, because of your generous support, we accomplished so much. Read our 2020 Annual Report for some of the highlights.
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Big Oil Reality Check: Assessing oil and gas company climate plans
About The Report: Increasingly, oil and gas companies claim to be part of the solution to the climate crisis—but the reality is very different. This analysis of the current climate commitments of eight of the largest integrated oil and fossil gas companies—BP, Chevron, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, and Total (the “oil majors”)— and find...
Protecting Ontario’s Environment
Is Building Highway 413 the Best Option for Moving People & Goods in the GTA West Region?
About The Report: The Ontario government proposes to build a new highway in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), from Highway 401, near Milton in the west, to Highway 400, near Kleinberg, in the east. The project should be cancelled. The highway would cause significant negative impacts on the environment and on local communities. It would...
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Briefing: Export Development Canada’s role in bailing out the oil and gas sector
About The Report: Canada’s export bank, Export Development Canada (EDC), already provides on average nearly fourteen billion dollars in support to oil and gas companies each year. Now the federal government is using EDC to channel even more support to the oil and gas sector, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This briefing note outlines...
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