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Ontario’s planned highways will cost $80 billion, pollute our air, and make traffic worse. Here’s how we can invest that money in public transit instead.
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
Misinformation and disinformation about climate change are on the rise. It erodes trust in climate solutions and weakens the political base of support for climate policies and government action. While burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of the climate crisis, conflicting information about oil, gas and coal proliferates and pro-fossil fuel...
Climate change
With the 2024 Federal Budget being released on April 16th, Environmental Defence is concerned that Canada’s approach to public transit in the forthcoming Permanent Public Transit Funding Program will continue to deliberately exclude operating funding. Buses don’t run without drivers. Read our backgrounder to find out why this matters and what we...
Climate change
Environmental Defence’s tracking of fossil fuel industry lobbyists reveals that Big Oil had at least 986 meetings with the federal government in 2025, nearly four per working day. With the federal election early in 2025, the fossil fuel lobby acted quickly to pressure the new government to grant its wishlist of environmental...
Climate change
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is urging the federal government to weaken industrial carbon pricing and rely on Alberta’s ineffective TIER system, while opposing stronger methane regulations and calling for greater industry influence over climate policy. Its proposals misrepresent market realities and carbon pricing impacts, and would undermine federal guardrails,...
Climate change
U.S. tariffs and the pause of federal and provincial rebates have hurt Canada’s auto sector, but the federal government must not lose sight of the net-zero future of the industry. This backgrounder explains why the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) is essential for human and environmental health and how, despite lobbying efforts...
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