Press releases
Groups applaud government’s anti-SLAPP bill
Jun 5, 2013
Press release thanking the Ontario government for introducing anti-SLAPP legislation.
Reject Northern Gateway based on missing information, environmental risk and lack of benefit to Canadians, environmental groups say
May 31, 2013
A coalition of environmental groups says an incomplete environmental assessment, serious risks to the environment and a lack of benefit from proposed Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline should convince the Joint Review Panel reviewing the project to reject it outright.
Morton, Ecojustice launch lawsuit over transfer of diseased salmon
May 24, 2013
Transfer of salmon infected with PRV virus into open-pen fish farm violates Fisheries Act, lawyers say
Hydrogen sulphide detected on Aamjiwnaang First Nation Reserve
May 16, 2013
Global Community Monitor press release on chemical spill in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley.
Federal government’s failure to protect endangered wildlife triggers lawsuit
Mar 21, 2013
Unlawful delays threaten humpback whales, white sturgeon, seabirds and caribou along proposed Northern Gateway route
Legal precedent will protect migratory birds from fatal window strikes
Mar 21, 2013
A significant legal precedent was set today that will protect migratory birds from lethal collisions with the highly reflective windows of office buildings.
Groups applaud reintroduction of Great Lakes Protection Act: urge all parties to support a strong law to protect the lakes
Feb 26, 2013
Press release welcoming the reintroduction of the Great Lakes Protection Act in the Ontario legislature.
3 in 5 Canadians say federal government doing too little to protect endangered species
Dec 12, 2012
The majority of Canadians believe the federal government isn’t doing enough to ensure the survival of Canada’s endangered plants and animals and should strengthen and better enforce the country’s species at risk law, according to a national poll released today.
Ottawa’s failure to follow own law threatening endangered species: Ecojustice report
Nov 21, 2012
Failure to protect: Grading Canada’s species at risk laws released today
