Environmental and health advocates endorse update to Environmental Protection Act, but also call for promised second bill

Independent Senator Stan Kutcher has urged all Senators to adopt the House's version of Bill S-5 'without delay.'

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has told environmental groups he plans to table a second bill to address aspects of environmental protection not covered by Bill S-5, but some opposition MPs are skeptical about whether a second bill will actually materialize.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

June 5, 2023

As Senators decide this week whether to accept the House’s revisions of a bill to update Canada’s cornerstone environmental protection law, a coalition of environmental and health groups has expressed support for the current update while also putting pressure on the gove...

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