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30 May 2019

Delay cancelling certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticide unlawful: environmental groups are pursuing Health Canada in Federal Court

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Delay cancelling certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticide unlawful: environmental groups are pursuing Health Canada in Federal Court

Toronto, May 30, 2019 – Ecojustice, on behalf of Équiterre, David Suzuki Foundation, Wilderness Committee and Friends of the Earth Canada, is challenging the Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) unlawful decision to impose a two-year “phase-out” period, as opposed to immediate cancellation of certain uses of the neonicotinoid Thiamethoxam and implementation of other necessary risk

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21 May 2019

Massive Mobilisation of the International Civil Society on the Global Anti-Chevron Day

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Massive Mobilisation of the International Civil Society on the Global Anti-Chevron Day

Amsterdam/Geneva/Quito – May 21st 2019 268 organisations, networks, social movements and trade unions from different continents, representing more than 280 millions of persons, are mobilised to denounce the Chevron’s impunity in Ecuador and ask the president of Ecuador to support the Chevron case in favour of the indigenous and peasant communities. After 15 years of

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01 May 2019

Ecojustice et les Ami(e)s de la Terre demandent au Bureau de la concurrence Canada d’enquêter et d’imposer des amendes de 230 millions $ aux fabricants de lingettes

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Ecojustice et les Ami(e)s de la Terre demandent au Bureau de la concurrence Canada d’enquêter et d’imposer des amendes de 230 millions $ aux fabricants de lingettes

Des groupes de défense de l’environnement dénoncent des allégations fausses et trompeuses sur les lingettes dites « jetables dans les toilettes ». OTTAWA, le 1er mai 2019 – Les Ami(e)s de la Terre Canada, représentés par Ecojustice, ont déposé aujourd’hui une demande d’enquête par le Bureau de la concurrence concernant des allégations fausses et trompeuses faites par

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01 May 2019

Environmental groups say “flushable” wipe based on false and misleading claims

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental groups say “flushable” wipe based on false and misleading claims

Competition Bureau Canada asked to investigate and levy $230 million in fines against wipes manufacturers OTTAWA, May 1, 2019 – Today, Friends of the Earth Canada, represented by Ecojustice, filed an application seeking an investigation by the Competition Bureau into false and misleading claims made by the manufacturers of 23 so-called flushable wipes and other

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11 Apr 2019

Environmental groups, beekeepers give Canada’s pesticide regulator a failing grade on neonics

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental groups, beekeepers give Canada’s pesticide regulator a failing grade on neonics

Groups declare today’s risk assessment incomplete and out-of-step with leading jurisdictions, call on government to proceed with proposed ban without further delay OTTAWA – Environmental groups and beekeepers disagree with the final decisions of Canada’s pesticide regulatory agency assessing risks to pollinators from neonicotinoid insecticides. In the decisions, published today, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency concludes

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08 Apr 2019

Canadian Government Reneges on Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog 

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Canadian Government Reneges on Promise to Create Independent Corporate Human Rights Watchdog 

For Immediate Release: April 8, 2019 The Government of Canada failed today to appoint an independent Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) with real powers to investigate abuses and redress the harm caused by Canadian companies operating abroad. Canadian companies operating overseas have been associated with widespread and egregious human rights abuses including forced labour, rape

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04 Apr 2019

THE CASE OF CHEVRON IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON: THE RULING OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA CLOSES THE DOORS TO END IMPUNITY

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on THE CASE OF CHEVRON IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON: THE RULING OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA CLOSES THE DOORS TO END IMPUNITY

The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples´ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and End Impunity regrets the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the case of Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and reaffirms the urgent need to establish a UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights. The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples´ Sovereignty,

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04 Apr 2019

Canadian Supreme Court denies justice to Indigenous Ecuadorians

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Canadian Supreme Court denies justice to Indigenous Ecuadorians

On April 4th 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal in the historic case of the Indigenous people of Ecuador versus Chevron, which has become known as the “Amazonian Chernobyl” due to its devastating impact on the region. The Ecuadorian plaintiffs seek to enforce a judgment by Ecuador’s highest court ordering Chevron to

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30 Jan 2019

Crisis of Confidence in Canada’s Pesticide Police

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Crisis of Confidence in Canada’s Pesticide Police

Note: you can read the French version of this release here. Need for urgent action by Minster of Health is key message to Parliamentarians (Ottawa) January 30, 2019 – Today, a team of environmental, health and legal experts are on Parliament Hill briefing Canadian Parliamentarians on why Canada needs an independent review of glyphosate.  Each

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