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78 Organizations Opposed to the Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan

About The Submission: We, the 78 undersigned organizations, are strongly opposed to the Ontario Government’s proposal to remove 7,400 acres of land from the Greenbelt….

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TOXIC TAILINGS: SCIENCE LETTER

The federal government has been developing regulations that would allow the release of “treated” tailings water in the Athabasca.

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Submission to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources Regarding Federal Assistance to the Oil and Gas Industry

About The Submission: There has been ongoing debate on what counts as a subsidy and, in some cases, what counts as an inefficient subsidy. We…

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70 Organizations Opposed to the Proposed Updates to the Ontario Wetlands Evaluation System

About The Submission: We, the 70 undersigned organizations, are strongly opposed to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) proposed changes to the Ontario…

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ENGO’s comments on plastics recyclability and registry

About The Submission: Environmental Defence, along with other environmental NGOs, submitted comments on two consultation papers: “Towards Canada-wide rules to strengthen recycling and composting of…

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