Microbeads add up to big problem for Great Lakes How we’re taking action to protect the Great Lakes and ensure that Canada addresses the threat toxic plastic microbeads pose to the environment and, by extension, our health.
Why it’s time for Canada to recognize our right to water As the international community came together in support of World Water Day, we couldn’t help but give pause to the startling inequities around drinking water quality and access within Canada’s borders.
Canada’s wild fish need to be handled with care Eco-justice lawyer Morgan Blakley checks in with an update on three court cases aimed at addressing systemic problems in Canada’s aquaculture industry.
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Devon Page, executive director Ecojustice. celebrating 25 years
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SGC Admin: From our inbox to you…. We support a group of lawyers called Eco-Justice who fight in the court of law to protect our environment….. They recently shared the following “success story” with their followers and we are very happy to share the good news with you… :) It would appear there are still some good guys out there…. :)
Delay no more. That’s the clear, strong message the Federal Court sent late last week when it chastised the Canadian government for its chronic, unlawful delays in producing recovery strategies for our country’s vulnerable wildlife.The judgment, coming just six weeks after our Federal Court hearing, marks the successful end to one of the biggest endangered species lawsuits in Ecojustice history. The lawsuit challenged the federal government’s multi-year delays in producing recovery strategies for four species — the Pacific Humpback Whale, Nechako White Sturgeon, Marbled Murrelet and Southern Mountain Caribou.
Justice Anne L. Mactavish wrote in her judgment:
It is … apparent that the delay encountered in these four cases are just the tip of the iceberg. There is clearly an enormous systemic problem within the relevant Ministries, given the respondents’ acknowledgement that there remain some 167 species at risk for which recovery strategies have not yet been developed.
This isn’t just a big win for the four species at issue in the case, but a victory for the rest of Canada’s wildlife struggling to survive. Thanks to your support, the pressure’s now on the federal government to step up and find a way to produce meaningful recovery strategies for the 160+ species that still need them.Lawsuits like this one require a massive investment on the part of both our staff and supporters like you. We are so grateful for your continued commitment to Ecojustice’s mission to use the law to protect and restore the environment.
We couldn’t have won this one without you.
Thank you!
SGC Admin: From our inbox to you… We recently signed up with Ecojustice online community, and have received our welcome email containing some interesting information on our environment, its resources and how Eco-Justice is fighting to keep our environment safe and healthy for now and for the future… :)
Welcome to the Ecojustice online community! We are pleased to bring you breaking news from the front lines legal updates and campaign briefs. Thank you for joining us in our fight to protect and restore Canada’s environment.
As lawyers and scientists who promote the protection and restoration of the Canadian environment, our services are free of charge to citizens and community groups which helps facilitate equitable access to environmental justice nationwide. We believe in leading the way, not maintaining the status quo. We lead in four priority areas: Clean water Our leading testimony after the tragedy in Walkerton, ON and our groundbreaking drinking water report cards have helped us identify key threats to Canada’s precious fresh water supply. Guiding the way to better water protection nationwide, our work continues to help modernize Canada’s Water Act. More on Clean Water »
Natural spaces We are national leaders in the fight for legal protection of at-risk species. We helped shepherd Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA) into law and paved the way to stronger protection with our precedent-setting lawsuits for endangered species including the greater sage-grouse, killer whale and Nooksack dace. We are also actively involved in the fight for woodland caribou protection. These continued efforts bolster SARA’s strength and scope. More on Natural Spaces »
Healthy communities Our 2001 Supreme Court victory was a major boost to the campaign for a ban on cosmetic pesticide use and kicked off a national movement beginning in the town of Hudson, QC. Bans have since been established in 156 municipalities and in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Our work toward a national ban continues.More on Healthy Communities »
Climate Protection The Alberta tar sands have been linked to a plethora of environmental crises. Most specifically – global warming. We have recently established our presence in Calgary, AB and now, Ecojustice is ready to lead the fight against the unrestrained expansion of the world’s most destructive oil extraction processMore on Climate Protection »
Sincerely, Devon Page Ecojustice Executive Director
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