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Sustaining healthy fisheries, waters and economies: Bill C-68
Sustaining healthy fisheries, waters and economies: Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Bill C-68

This joint submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans regarding Bill C-68 had contributions from West Coast Environmental Law and reflects the views of a group of twenty-three (23) conservation and environmental organizations who have been working together on Fisherie
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: March 2019
Pages: 12
CleanBC: An accountability model for the Pan-Canadian Framework

In December 2018, the BC government introduced its new climate plan – CleanBC – which includes a number of important steps to help reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions and move toward a more sustainable economy.
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: February 2019
Pages: 3
Bill C-55: Stronger Legal Protection for Marine Space in Canada

In 2017, the federal government introduced amendments to the Oceans Act in Bill C-55.
Author: Linda Nowlan, WCEL, Susanna Fuller, Oceans North, Sigrid Kuehnemund, WWF-Canada
Publication Date: February 2019
Pages: 8
Revised Q&A about Canada's Proposed New Impact Assessment Act
Updated Questions and Answers about Canada’s Proposed New Impact Assessment Act

On February 8, 2018, the federal government tabled Bill C-69, which included a proposal to replace the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 with the new Impact Assessment Act (IAA).
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: February 2019
Pages: 25