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Garbage landfilll in theforeground with blue sky and mountains in the background.

05 Jun 2025

Calling on Ontarians to Oppose Proposed Blue Box Changes That Support Bill 5 Dresden Landfill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, June 5, 2025 – Yesterday, while Bill 5 was being voted on in the Ontario Legislature, the Ford government posted amendments to the Blue Box Regulation, https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0009 that undermine waste diversion efforts and accelerate landfill expansion, including the controversial Dresden landfill. These changes prioritize cost-cutting and data collection over stronger recycling goals,

02 May 2025

Seven Ontario Youths Speak for All of Canada: Governments have a duty to protect us from climate change

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For immediate release May 1, 2025 (Ottawa) The ground-breaking youth-led Mathur case challenging the Ontario government’s weak climate target is heading back to court. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has declined to hear Ontario’s appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling in October 2024, putting an end to yet another delay in the

An image portraying the nozzles of a crop sprayer spraying pesticides across a field of wheat this pesticide contains Glyphosphate. This image stands as a reminder of the Canada glyphosate ruling

20 Feb 2025

Federal Court rules Canada’s approval of glyphosate product unreasonable

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Renewal of glyphosate-based pesticide product was granted in 2022 without considering new science on potential risks Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation — Environmental and health groups are celebrating a recent ruling from the Federal

A field being sprayed with chemicals, with wilting plants in the foreground and a distressed monarch butterfly flying nearby, symbolizing the environmental impact of glyphosate.

22 Jan 2025

Glyphosate Renewal JR hearing

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Environmental and health groups challenge Health Canada’s renewal of toxic glyphosate product in court Voir la version française ci-dessous Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation — Environmental and health groups are in Federal

13 Dec 2024

Atico Mining: Environmental Impact and Social Injustice Issues

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100+ Organizations Voice Deep Concern Over Violence to Advance Canada’s Atico Mining Project in Ecuador Quito/Ottawa. Today 108 human rights and environmental organizations sent a letter to Atico Mining Corporation and the president of Ecuador urging a stop to the militarization, criminalization, and intimidation of the campesino, Montubio, and Indigenous communities of Palo Quemado (Sigchos, Cotopaxi)

10 Dec 2024

Human Rights Due Diligence: Canada Must Act Now

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Media release: Talks on a business and human right treaty need Canada’s support (Ottawa/unceded territories of the Algonquin Nation, 10 December 2024) – One week before talks towards a business and human rights treaty, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is calling on the federal government to support their progress and commit to urgent

04 Dec 2024

Flufenacet Pesticide Banned: Health Win for Canada

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Statement: Environmental, worker, and health groups welcome cancelling of dangerous pesticide Ottawa/Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, 4 December 2024 —Environment, worker, and health groups welcome the decision by Health Canada to cancel the registration of the pesticide flufenacet and all associated products containing the substance. Flufenacet, a herbicide used in Canadian corn and

12 Nov 2024

Dutch Court of Appeal: ‘Shell has a duty to citizens to limit its CO2 emissions’

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In the appeal in the Climate Case between Milieudefensie and Shell, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the oil and gas giant does have a responsibility to reduce its emissions, but has not imposed a concrete reduction obligation. “One thing is clear: the fight against the big polluters is a marathon, not a sprint.

17 Oct 2024

The Mathur v Ontario Decision Is Worth Celebrating!

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Court of Appeal Confirms Ontario’s Inadequate Climate Target is Harming Ontarians and Must Comply with Charter Standards. The Ontario government lost its bid to ignore the climate crisis as the Ontario Court of Appeal overruled a lower court decision to dismiss the case of seven Ontario youths who claim the province has a duty

Heavy red truck image torn in half with the words "Groups request the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to investigate heavy truck pollution in densely populated urban areas. Stop Hazardous Emissions!" on a black background

23 May 2024

A Call for OHRC to Investigate Ottawa’s Heavy Truck Pollution

Posted By: Petra Al Aridi Comments Off

This article is adapted from a press release originally issued by Ecojustice titled: “Groups request human rights investigation into heavy truck routing in downtown Ottawa“ Groups call on Ontario Human Rights Commission to investigate health impacts posed by route OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Health, community, and environmental groups are calling