Cassie Barker
Senior Program Manager, Toxics
Cassie was raised on the shores of the St. Lawrence and spent her childhood exploring Ontario’s woods, beaches and waterways. She holds a B.A in Environment and Development and M.Sc. in Capacity Development and Extension from the University of Guelph. Cassie is passionate about protecting communities, kids and water, and has spent the last two decades working on environmental research, justice and advocacy, with a focus on environmental health.
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Nov 21, 2022
MPs must seize the opportunity to strengthen bill to update environmental protection law
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, BREAST CANCER ACTION QUEBEC, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DAVID SUZUKI…
Nov 14, 2022
High time to pass environmental racism bill, advocates say
Favourable committee report puts Bill C-226 in line for final vote in House of Commons…
Nov 04, 2022
Consumer product recalls highlight urgent need for mandatory labelling
You may have seen toxic products in the news a lot lately – from cancer-causing…
Oct 25, 2022
Momentum on crucial environmental protection bill commended by environmental and health groups
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, BREAST CANCER ACTION QUEBEC, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, DAVID SUZUKI…
Sep 01, 2022
Our new report, Passing the Buck: the toxic cost of dollar store products in Canada,…
Aug 02, 2022
Toxics law reform: building momentum and overcoming industry attacks
Finally, after over two decades of waiting, the Canadian government listened to the thousands of…
Mar 08, 2022
False progress on labelling of toxic ingredients continues to put our health at risk
A global pandemic illustrates for us, on a devastating scale, that we only have so…