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UPDATED: Toronto Residents to Celebrate Victory Over Jets & Island Airport Expansion
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (309+ words) Environmental Defence Large-scale waterfront celebration, march & flotilla planned for this Sunday as residents celebrate a monumental win following the federal government’s decision to ground the proposal to expand the Toronto Island Airport to accommodate jets What was planned as a…...
Federal Government Nixes Toronto Island Airport Expansion After Massive Public Opposition
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (241+ words) Environmental Defence Federal Government Nixes Toronto Island Airport Expansion After Massive Public Opposition Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the…...
Advisory: Toronto Residents to Rally Against Jets & Proposed Island Airport Expansion
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (274+ words) Large-scale waterfront rally & march planned for this Sunday as residents demand federal action to stop the proposed Toronto Island Airport expansion Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the…...
Canada Finally Has a Chance at High-Speed Rail. Let’s Get It Right, for Everyone.
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (572+ words) Environmental Defence Canada Finally Has a Chance at High-Speed Rail. Let’s Get It Right, for Everyone. Done right, high-speed rail could be transformative. It has the potential to reduce emissions, connect major economic regions, ease pressure on airports and highways,…...
Research Shows Grocery Stores can Ditch Wasteful Plastic Produce Bags
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (493+ words) Environmental Defence Research Shows Grocery Stores can Ditch Wasteful Plastic Produce Bags Banning the bags could save the Canadian industry $10M a year and prevent harmful plastic waste and pollution Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit…...
Come on Canada, put the brakes on plastics already
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (311+ words) This Plastic Free July, we’re talking about the importance of Canada’s single-use plastic bans – and why it’s crucial to go even further to protect us and the environment from plastic pollution. As we mentioned earlier this month, the bans have…...
Ontario’s Nuclear Dream is Becoming a Fantasy We Cannot Afford
1+ week, 4+ day ago (555+ words) Ontario is preparing to make one of the largest—and potentially most expensive—electricity decisions in the province’s history. This choice will shape hydro bills, industrial competitiveness and climate progress for decades. Ontarians deserve a serious public debate about the…...
New Report Shows Canada is the Worst Public Financier of Fossil Fuels in the G20.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) Environmental Defence New Report Shows Canada is the Worst Public Financier of Fossil Fuels in the G20. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the…...
Plastic bans work – and we’re sharing the receipts this Plastic Free July
2+ week, 5+ day ago (438+ words) This Plastic Free July, we’re looking back on Canada’s first signature policy: the 2022 ban on harmful single-use plastics that are commonly found littered in the environment. As I testified recently at Parliament’s Environment Committee in Ottawa, the bans were a…...
Northern Shield is an Unnecessary Oil-Export Pipeline Scheme
2+ week, 5+ day ago (404+ words) Environmental Defence Northern Shield is an Unnecessary Oil-Export Pipeline Scheme Statement by Emily Hunter, Senior Program Manager, Ontario Climate, Environmental Defence Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of the…...