Canada needs an agenda to end pollution from toxics and plastics

Voluntary measures for polluters will never measure up: we need rules that reduce pollution.

Polling has found that an overwhelming majority—nine in 10 people in Canada—want to see federal action to tackle plastic pollution and forever chemicals like PFAS. With Health Canada finding that 98.5 per cent of people in Canada have PFAS in our blood, it’s no surprise that people want safer products, write Cassie Barker and Elaine MacDonald. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY CASSIE BARKER, ELAINE MACDONALD

October 9, 2025

Canada's national interest is clear: our infrastructure, health, and economy depend on breathable air, drinkable water and a liveable planet. Plastics and toxic chemicals pollute soil, air, water, and our bodies, harming human and environmental health. Polluters are getting ...

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