Will Bill S-5 amendments undermine Canada’s international biodiversity commitments?

It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue to be subjected to some of the most pernicious substances on the planet.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault co-hosted the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal last year, culminating in a Biodiversity Agreement. The commitments in that agreement are threatened by proposed amendments to Bill S-5, currently under study by the House Environment Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON

January 25, 2023

Something is definitely amiss for those who have been watching Canada’s recent international commitments to prevent biodiversity loss from highly hazardous chemicals. What is amiss is the federal government’s business-as-usual approach to control of toxic substances in p...

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