New deal for jobs, justice, health, environment

Far from being a burden on the judicial system or the economy, environmental rights can result in better decision-making processes and help avoid conflicts.

The House Environment Committee in 2017 recommended that the right to a healthy environment be recognized in law. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured after her appearance at the Senate Energy Committee, where she testified on the feds' environmental assessment bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY David Boyd and Peter Wood

May 31, 2019

When Canada adopted universal health care in the late 1960s, it marked a profound shift in the way Canadians saw themselves and each other. Public health became a common good, and everyone soon had access to care. Today’s movement for environmental rights could sign...

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