A new report released Wednesday chronicles the changes made to Canada’s environmental laws under the federal Conservatives since they formed government in 2011.
The report, released by West Coast Environmental Law and the Quebec Environmental Law Centre, highlights “the repeal or amendment of most of Canada’s foundational environmental laws since 2011” and suggests many of the changes were a “gift to industry.”
“The record suggests that industry lobbied hard for removing environmental protections that it believed were impeding business,” the report states.
Major changes include the weakening of the Navigable Waters Protection Act, which removed 99 per cent of Canada’s lakes (Read more…)