More than 50 organizations led by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) are calling on Ottawa and British Columbia to immediately order an independent health impacts assessment of LNG Canada Phase 1 after months of excessive emissions at the Kitimat facility. The groups say LNG Canada exceeded its authorized monthly emissions by … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is raising urgent concerns about Budget 2025 and the federal government’s approach to climate change, pollution, and public health. Key concerns include: Continued fossil fuel subsidies and the loss of the oil and gas emissions cap; No new funding for clean electricity or toxic chemical oversight; Increased … Read more
On the eve of COP30 climate talks, an overwhelming majority of people in Canada want the federal government to join international efforts to crack down on climate disinformation, according to new polling from the Media Ecosystem Observatory at McGill University. The findings come as a group of 15 civil society organizations — including the Canadian Association … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) welcomed the introduction of the “Fossil Fuel Advertising Ban” legislation by NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) and calls on all MPs to support this important legislation and ensure its speedy passage into law. The need for an advertising ban is clear and urgent: every year fossil-fuel … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Black Physicians of Canada, Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, and others issued an open letter to Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) detailing health impacts … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment released an open letter to the federal government calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising. “Today, fossil fuels threaten the lives of as many people as smoking. To protect the health of people and the planet, we must stop promoting these products and the public must be informed about … Read more
The Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the government’s approvals for the $7.4 billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project. “CAPE welcomes this decision,” said CAPE President, Dr. Courtney Howard. “Given that the World Health Organization has identified climate change as the biggest heath threat of the 21st century, it is unacceptable to be expanding our production of this fuel … Read more
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment call on Conservative Leader Stephen Harper to end his support for the asbestos trade. Harper has held two rallies in Asbestos, QC, seeking votes by promoting himself as the political leader most dedicated to the asbestos industry and the physicians say that the export of asbestos is … Read more
