Cape joins call to House Leader Rodriguez to place C-28 on the House agenda before World Environment Day

Civil society organizations have urged the Canadian government to prioritize Bill C-28 (the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act) for debate and a second reading vote before June 5, 2021. The groups emphasize that the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) is outdated and requires modernization to address current toxic threats and support a green recovery from COVID-19, citing a 2017 committee report and multiple public petitions as justification for urgent action.

• Civil society organizations are calling on the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons to place Bill C-28, the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, on the House agenda for debate and to enable a second reading vote before World Environment Day on June 5, 2021.
• The request for modernization of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) follows a year-long review by the House Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of the 42nd Parliament, which resulted in the report 'Healthy Environment, Healthy Canadians, Healthy Economy: Strengthening the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999'. This review involved 28 meetings, 56 witnesses, and 66 written briefs.
• Public pressure for CEPA modernization has been evidenced by three House of Commons petitions: e-1659 (11,109 signatures, presented October 2, 2018), e-2758 (8,437 signatures, presented December 4, 2020), and e-2877 (4,390 signatures, presented February 4, 2021, specifically regarding Part 6 of CEPA).
• The signatories argue that CEPA requires updating because pollution sources and scientific understanding of risks have evolved in the two decades since the act entered into force, and they view a modernized act as essential for a 'green and just recovery from COVID-19'.

APA

Bruce, I., Beeman, J., Helferty, A., de Leon, F., Page, D., Gray, T., Olivastri, B., Speranskaya, O., MacKinnon, B., Sears, M., & Barker, C. (2021). Cape joins call to House Leader Rodriguez to place C-28 on the House agenda before World Environment Day. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. https://cape.ca/cape-joins-call-to-house-leader-rodriquez-to-place-c-28-on-the-house-agenda-before-world-environment-day/

Chicago

Bruce, Ian, Jennifer Beeman, Anjali Helferty, Fe de Leon, Devon Page, Tim Gray, Beatrice Olivastri, et al. Cape joins call to House Leader Rodriguez to place C-28 on the House agenda before World Environment Day. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, 2021. https://cape.ca/cape-joins-call-to-house-leader-rodriquez-to-place-c-28-on-the-house-agenda-before-world-environment-day/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bruce2021cape, author = {Bruce, Ian and Beeman, Jennifer and Helferty, Anjali and de Leon, Fe and Page, Devon and Gray, Tim and Olivastri, Beatrice and Speranskaya, Olga and MacKinnon, Barb and Sears, Meg and Barker, Cassie}, title = {{Cape joins call to House Leader Rodriguez to place C-28 on the House agenda before World Environment Day}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://cape.ca/cape-joins-call-to-house-leader-rodriquez-to-place-c-28-on-the-house-agenda-before-world-environment-day/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }