Bill C-5 sets a dangerous precedent by bulldozing regulatory guardrails and evidence-based decision making, and sidelining Indigenous rights. In this op-ed, Staff Lawyer Anna Johnston argues that acting in our "national interest" means looking before we leap into decisions about major projects.
Environmental Law Alert Blog
Through our Environmental Law Alert blog, West Coast keeps you up to date on the latest developments and issues in environmental law. This includes:
- proposed changes to the law that will weaken, or strengthen, environmental protection;
- stories and situations where existing environmental laws are failing to protect the environment; and
- emerging legal strategies that could be used to protect our environment.
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This Canada Day we are reflecting on the values that we need most to stand up in this moment and the history we need to learn from. Here is what some of our staff have to say.
By sidelining scientific rigour and public oversight of those projects, Bill C-5 could put Canadians at risk while failing to address the immediate needs of Canadians whose employment and cost of living have been impacted by Trump’s tariffs. All while pitting Canadians against each other, fueling national dis-unity at a time when Canadians need to come together.
Ramming risky projects through with little or no oversight is not the pathway to a resilient, sustainable and fair economy. Instead, the BC government should work with First Nations, local governments and the public to find solutions that work.
Send a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the Senate, asking them to scrap Bill C-5 and send it back to the drawing board. Canadians deserve – and need – better.
Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the direction of more climatic and environmental breakdown.
US President Donald Trump shocked the international ocean community by issuing an Executive Order promoting deep seabed mining on the US Continental Shelf and the international seabed. In this blog post, we explain what’s at stake.
From addressing shellfish bed closures to Styrofoam pollution and more, here are five ways the BC Coastal Marine Strategy could make a real difference on the Coast.
As the country with the longest coastline in the world, defending our values, identity and economy requires safeguarding the ocean. We must ensure that the federal government meets its commitments to building laws and policies that will safeguard the long-term ecological health of the ocean.
Check out a list of ten questions you can ask to find out where your federal election candidates and their parties sit on key priorities for climate, nature and communities.