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Climate Change & the Environment

Environmental Rights platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Pass a strengthened Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
  • Recognise the right to a healthy environment in federal law.
  • Implement mandatory labelling of chemicals in consumer products.
  • Increase testing of imported products for compliance with Canadian standards.
  • Examine & develop a strategy to address the link between race, socio-economic status, & exposure to environmental risk.

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Pass a strengthened Canadian Environmental Protection Act to protect everyone, including people most vulnerable to harm from toxic substances and those living in communities where exposure is high.

Recognize the “right to a healthy environment” for the first time in federal law.

By Spring 2022, move forward with mandatory labelling of chemicals in consumer products, including cosmetics, cleaning products, and flame retardants in upholstery, that may have impacts on our health or environment.

Increase testing of imported products for compliance with Canadian standards to ensure that they are safe for Canadian consumers and that Canadian producers are not at a disadvantage.

Table legislation to require the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to examine the link between race, socio-economic status, and exposure to environmental risk, and develop a strategy to address environmental justice.

Identify and prioritize the clean-up of contaminated sites in areas where Indigenous, racialized, and low-income Canadians live.

Implement a comprehensive action plan to protect Canadians, including firefighters', from exposure to toxic flame retardants found in household products.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Environmental Rights.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Environmental Rights.
We don't have any NDP policies on Environmental Rights.

Green

  • Ensure the right to a healthy environment, enforceable in law.
  • Support swift passage of the proposed National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act.
  • Expand access to nearby nature, especially for racialised people & those facing systemic barriers.
  • Require labelling of chemicals & GMOs in consumer products.

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Ramp up programs to help all people in Canada benefit from nearby nature, especially racialized communities and others facing systemic barriers. Expand funding for federal programs as well for partnerships with municipalities and local organizations to leverage networks and knowledge in reaching all communities and tackling discrimination and racism in green spaces.

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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