Following the European Commission’s proposed ban on amalgam dental fillings, Friends of the Earth Canada CEO Beatrice Olivastri stated “We welcome the amalgam ban in the EU. We are concerned, however, that Canada’s position is outdated. It still maintains that “the use of dental amalgams is safe and that mercury exposure from dental amalgams does not pose a health risk for the … Read more
Canada’s Export Development Canada was one of the largest supporters of fossil fuels among all G20 countries, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth U.S. and Oil Change International. Between 2013 and 2015, EDC provided an average of over C$3.6 billion annually to oil and gas projects around the world. Thirty-seven percent … Read more
Friends of the Earth, represented by legal counsel from Ecojustice and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, intervened in Supreme Court case Newfoundland and Labrador v. AbitibiBowater Inc. et al. to argue that the law requires that insolvent corporations retain their environmental obligations through a restructuring and must not burden taxpayers with the costs of cleaning up contaminated sites. The … Read more
Friends of the Earth Canada has filed a petition and requested an investigation in response to recent actions by a federal agency to silence a researcher that has played a key role in investigating infectious salmon anemia in salmon from British Columbia. In a recent letter, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency asked the World Organization … Read more
