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Joseph F. Castrilli and Fe de Leon


Vulnerable populations will be more at risk due to Bill S-5’s CEPA changes

Bill S-5 may doom attempts to improve environmental health outcomes for vulnerable populations for generations to come.

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.

The failure of Canadian toxics law in Canada means fewer cancerous substances in the air, but more on the ground