Canada must join forces with allies to stop the pollution threatening our health and environment

As most of the world moves away from plastic, Canada must not lock into a bygone economy and industry.

Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23, 2024.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY SEHJAL BHARGAVA, ANTHONY MERANTE, KAREN WIRSIG

August 18, 2025

Plastics are not just an ocean-litter problem, they are also a growing threat to human health. Microscopic pieces of plastic are entering human bodies at an alarming rate, with serious consequences that we are just beginning to understand. Plastics are found wherever medical...

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