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Canada: Invest in a Green Recovery and Resist the Oil Industry’s Demands

We can build a more resilient and sustainable country, if we say no to giving more money to oil, gas and petrochemical companies.

Say NO to the oil lobby’s demands

A secret memo from shows industry’s attempt to exploit the COVID pandemic to their own ends, and endanger Canadians in the process.

Action on plastic pollution can’t wait

CLIMATE & CLEAN ECONOMY, CREATING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, ENDING PLASTIC POLLUTION, KICKING OUT TOXIC CHEMICALS, SAFEGUARDING CANADA’S FRESHWATER

Moving Canada toward zero plastic waste is still possible, but we need to keep the pressure on.

The Recovery Series

Thursdays! Join us for a weekly live discussion as we dig into pressing environmental issues in this time of crisis and change.

Canada: Bail out people, not polluters

In the midst of a global pandemic, the oil and plastics industries are looking for more subsidies and weaker environmental protections.

Canada’s Environmental Protection Act is 20 years out of date

Tell the federal government that we can’t wait any longer for protections from toxics like BPA and phthalates

Unilever, P&G, SC Johnson and Henkel: Stop fighting laws that prevent plastic pollution in Ontario!

Unilever, P&G, SC Johnson and Henkel are large companies with infinite lines of products –Tide, Axe, Purex and Ziplock among many others— that generate…

Say NO to a new giant fracked gas pipeline in Hamilton

Tell your MPP to say no to the new giant Hamilton pipeline, and keep American fracked gas out of our natural areas!

The Plastic Wall of Shame

We’re calling out companies for their downright shameful efforts to reduce single-use plastics. See who made the wall and tell them to clean up…

TELL THESE RETAILERS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS WITH BETTER, SAFER CHEMICAL POLICIES

Hundreds of potentially toxic chemicals are added to the consumer products and food packaging we use and eat from every day. The majority of…

Tell Canada to ban BPA and other harmful chemicals in receipts

Bisphenol A (or BPA) is a widely used toxic chemical in plastics and food cans. It is linked to hormone related cancers such as…

Tell Best Buy Canada to protect their customers and remove toxic flame retardants from TV

CREATING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

Grow the Greenbelt

Tell Ontario to protect vulnerable waters, farmland and wildlife by expanding the Greenbelt’s boundaries.

Tell Ontario to Stop Wasting Our Money

Tell the Ontario government to stop wasting our tax dollars trying to block climate action and instead fund programs to protect the environment.

Tell Big Bottlers to support a deposit return program in Ontario

Tell Coca-Cola, Nestle and Pepsi to step up and support a deposit return program for plastic bottles in Ontario.

Stop giving public handouts to fossil fuel companies