Press releases
Enviro groups sue federal government for failing to protect at-risk migratory birds
Apr 28, 2022
Federal environment minister’s Protection Statement weakens vital habitat protection provision under Species at Risk Act VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – Environmental groups are suing the … Read more.
Strengthen and pass long-awaited bill to modernize Canada’s environmental protection act, groups urge Senate committee
Apr 28, 2022
Hearings begin today on Bill S-5, five years after a parliamentary review recommended strengthening CEPA OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Environmental and health groups … Read more.
Judge sets aside federal decision to phase out salmon farms in B.C.’s Discovery Islands
Apr 26, 2022
A coalition of environmental groups is urging the federal Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to remain committed to phasing out open-net fish farms in B.C.’s Discovery … Read more.
Appeals court upholds Ontario town’s convictions for damaging piping plover habitat
Apr 25, 2022
Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision upholds vital habitat protection provision under province’s Endangered Species Act Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, … Read more.
Members of the public submit complaint claiming RBC advertising on climate action is misleading
Apr 21, 2022
Following Royal Bank of Canada’s shareholder meeting, and ahead of Earth Day, complaint highlights hypocrisy between the Bank’s climate commitments and its fossil fuel financing OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF … Read more.
A broad spectrum of groups urges Parliament to expedite passage of Canada’s first environmental racism bill, ahead of the House of Commons debate
Apr 20, 2022
Social justice organizations, health organizations, academics, rights campaigners, and environmental groups are calling on MPs to pass Canada’s first environmental racism law before their summer recess. On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, … Read more.
Coalition of environmental groups calls for a federal ban on thermal coal exports on Earth Day
Apr 19, 2022
OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to … Read more.
Environmental groups sue B.C. government over ‘missing in action’ climate plans
Mar 31, 2022
Groups say B.C. government has failed to present plans to cut carbon pollution from the oil and gas sector or meet climate targets for 2025, 2040, and 2050. VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh … Read more.
Federal government delivers encouraging but unfinished climate plan to reach 2030 target
Mar 29, 2022
2030 Emissions Reduction Plan begins to deliver on the promise of Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, but more details are needed. OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE –Today … Read more.
