Tag: Environmental Defence
Ontario launches consultation on proposed changes to the Greenbelt
Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has launched a 30-day consultation on a proposal to expand the Greenbelt by approximately 2,000 acres and...
Declaration of intent to form hydrogen alliance between Canada and Germany
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have announced the Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance, an indication of the economic opportunity and job creation...
National ban on harmful single-use plastics comes into effect soon
Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, published final regulations to prohibit single-use plastics including: checkout...
Coalition launches the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign
On April 27 at Queen’s Park, a broad coalition of more than 125 groups from across Ontario, representing more than 475,000 people, launched the...
Canada Takes Regulatory Action to Address Plastic Pollution
Several major environmental organizations are applauding the Government of Canada's decision to list “plastic manufactured items” on Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection...
Ontario’s Record-Breaking Recovery Budget Not Green Enough?
Ontario’s Minister of Finance and president of the Treasury Board, Peter Bethlenfalvy, has released the 2021 budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our...
Canadian Environmental Coalition Releases Proposal for Green Recovery
The Green Budget Coalition has released a comprehensive set of recommendations on how the federal government can follow-through on its Throne Speech commitment to a...
Municipal Hazardous Waste Management Recommendations for Ontario
Seven environmental organizations have recently submitted a letter to Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MOECP) outlining the changes they would like...
Nature-Based Climate Solutions Summit Calls for Action in 2020
On February 5 and 6, 2020, more than 400 attendees gathered at the National Arts Centre in downtown Ottawa for the Nature-Based Climate Solutions...
Predictions for the Environment and the Environment Industry in 2020
What can we expect from the Canadian environmental industry in 2020? The scientists, policy experts and lawyers at Environmental Defence have compiled an excellent...
