PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1634 followers · 21445 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org#BillS5 was to #modernize #Canadian #EnvironmentalProtectionAct - the right of all people in #Canada to a #HealthyEnvironment is now recognized in law. Although ultimate goal was to have this right enshrined in the #CanadianCharterOfRightsAndFreedoms - getting it into this #law is a great start.
The Environmental Protection Act hadn’t been #updated since 1999.
https://rabble.ca/environment/activism-secures-new-environmental-protections
#environmental #HumanRights #Ecojustice #ActivismWorks #LongBattles #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice
#bills5 #modernize #canadian #environmentalprotectionact #canada #healthyenvironment #canadiancharterofrightsandfreedoms #law #updated #environmental #humanrights #ecojustice #activismworks #longbattles #climateaction #environmentaljustice
Auscandoc · @auscandoc
771 followers · 6015 posts · Server med-mastodon.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/01/plastic-is-already-in-blood-breast-milk-and-placentas-now-it-may-be-in-our-brains “In 2021, the #Canadian government formally classified #plastics as #toxic under the Canadian #EnvironmentalProtectionAct. The move means that the government has more control over the manufacture and use of plastics, limiting the kinds of exposure that threaten #health”
#canadian #plastics #toxic #environmentalprotectionact #health