My Sea to Sky, represented by Ecojustice lawyers, sent a legal letter warning the federal government, ministers and Crown corporations that new public funding for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other fossil fuel projects could violate Canadians’ Charter rights and trigger lawsuits. Ecojustice climate program director Charlie Hatt said: “The Supreme Court of Canada has … Read more
Devon Page, executive director of Ecojustice issued the following statement about the federal government’s plans for reviewing Canada’s environmental laws to restore credibility to the environmental assessment process: “We are pleased to see the federal government take promising steps toward improving Canada’s environmental laws, including plans to appoint independent panels to conduct public reviews of the Canadian Environmental … Read more
Environmental groups want a court to decide if the federal government violated its own law by permitting the manufacture of genetically modified salmon in Canada. “Canadians expect their government to implement, not ignore, the laws that protect our ecosystems from harm,” said Tanya Nayler, one of the Ecojustice lawyers representing Ecology Action Centre and Living Oceans Society. … Read more
Environmental groups are requesting that Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) review the use of 30 pesticide chemicals found in more than 700 registered domestic and agricultural pesticide products because of the risks they pose to Canada’s environment or human health. Ecojustice filed the request for a special review under the Pest Control Products Act on … Read more
Over 40 groups, from internationally-known organizations like Council of Canadians and Greenpeace, to local citizens’ groups like Grand Riverkeeper Labrador, have endorsed a statement confirming their support for strong federal environmental laws that protect national values. The groups warn that they will not stand by if the federal government moves to short-circuit environmental reviews for … Read more
Ecojustice issued a statement regarding the failure to protect woodland caribou. Ecojustice said that the fight to save woodland caribou herds threatened by oilsands development in northeastern Alberta is headed to Federal Court for the second time. Ecojustice, on behalf of the Pembina Institute and Alberta Wilderness Association, filed an application in the Federal Court, … Read more
Ecojustice issued a statement on Environment Minister Peter Kent's (Thornhill, ON) failure to protect Canada’s endangered Greater Sage-grouse and fulfill his duties under the Species at Risk Act. In Nov. 2011, Ecojustice filed a petition demanding Kent use a Species at Risk Act provision to recommend emergency protection for sage-grouse and the habitat the species … Read more
Ecojustice is calling on regulators overseeing public hearings on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project to investigate and comment on whether remarks made by the government have damaged the integrity of what is supposed to be a fair and objective process. Ecojustice Executive Director Devon Page said that comments made in recent weeks by Prime Minister Stephen … Read more
According to a new report from Ecojustice the federal government is jeopardizing Canadians' health and the environment by failing to enforce its own environmental laws. The report entitled "Getting Tough on Environmental Crime?" evaluates the federal government’s record on how well it’s enforcing the country’s key environmental laws. The report analyzes available enforcement information under several federal … Read more
Ecojustice will appear before the Federal Court of Appeal to defend a precedent-setting ruling that confirmed the federal government is legally bound to protect killer whale habitat. Ecojustice, representing a coalition of nine environmental groups, successfully argued in federal court in 2010 that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans had not met its legal obligation … Read more
