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In May 2021, the federal government added plastic manufactured items as a toxic substance under…
OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Ecojustice applauds the Government of Canada’s formal…
The Scuba News Canada published an article from Ecojustice in June 2023 :: “The House…
30th May 2023, the House of Commons passed Bill S-5, which updates the Canadian Environmental Protection…
Earth Month is here and with it a whole bunch of exciting stuff is happening…
This month, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on…
Ecojustice is supporting six members of the public in a complaint to the competition bureau…
Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg,…
Over the past year, we’ve become increasingly aware of the disastrous impacts of climate change…
One of the greatest mysteries of office water cooler chats nationwide has finally been solved…
CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATY 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA,…
After a fractious and sometimes heated campaign, Canadians have elected a Parliament that largely resembles the…
We’re challenging what we say is a flawed Regional Assessment for proposed drilling in this…
Ecojustice has just filed a lawsuit to ban the selling and use of the dangerous…
We won. Canada’s highest court has sided with us. Thursday March 25, 2021, in a…
Last week, Ecojustice let us know that we would be in court on Monday, March…
Last week, the news emerged that Alberta public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan paid for reports…
After a historic legal victory last month, the young people leading a landmark climate lawsuit…
We’re going to court to protect important wetlands in Ontario, a crucial defence in the…
Ecojustice is suing the Ford government for its failure to consult with Ontarians before it…
Bill 197 is bad news for the environment.On July 8, the Ontario government tabled Bill…
We’re (EcoJustice) teaming up with heavy hitters Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club Canada Foundation and…
COVID-19 is taking a toll on almost every aspect of the lives of Canadians. The…
As I stood listening from the back of the media room today at Queen’s Park,…
In the time since the law was last updated, Canadians have become increasingly exposed to toxics in their everyday lives. We need a modern law that adequately protects them.
While we continue to celebrate what this update means for the Gulf, we can’t let it overshadow that we are still waiting for a decision from the court on our case.
Ecojustice will see the Ford government in court today, April 1, for its gutting of Ontario’s cap and trade program in July 2018 with no public consultation.
UPDATE 09/12/2018: Hours after we filed the lawsuit, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks posted a notice on the Environmental Registry of Ontario providing for a 30-day public consultation period for Bill 4, Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018.
UPDATE 09/12/2018: Hours after we filed the lawsuit, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks…
This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court to make the case for why the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s approval of the Fraser Surrey Docks coal export facility should be struck down.
This week, on behalf of community groups and local residents, Ecojustice lawyers were in court…
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has confirmed that polluters must clean up a contaminated site in Harrietsfield, N.S., that has left many residents without access to clean, safe drinking water of an acceptable quality for nearly a decade.
Nova Scotia Supreme Court says polluters must clean up a site that left water contaminated.…
Taking the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to court to protect wild salmon is nothing new for us.
As you might remember, last year we successfully argued that the Minister had unlawfully delegated his regulatory responsibilities to fish farm companies and won a precedent-setting legal victory.
Taking the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to court to protect wild salmon is nothing…
We made it! Thanks to all of your help, we surpassed our goal of raising $25,000 in online gifts this month! These gifts were matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous supporter, meaning we’ve raised more than $50,000 to support our fight for a brighter environmental future.
We made it! Thanks to all of your help, we surpassed our goal of raising…