Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023

Bill C-226 would require development of a national strategy to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was the most-lobbied minister for the first quarter of 2023, and was listed in 67 communication reports for lobbying activity held between January and April.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

June 5, 2023

Legislation currently before the Senate that would create Canada’s first environmental racism law was among the discussion topics brought to Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in the first quarter of 2023.

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