Protecting our health from toxics: 3 questions that need answers before election day

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, via the Coalition for Action on Toxics, identifies three priority areas for federal political action: reinforcing the Zero Plastic Waste agenda to end plastic pollution by 2040, expediting the phase-out of PFAS (forever chemicals), and providing long-term funding for the Chemicals Management Plan. The document argues that toxic exposures are a public health and environmental justice issue, noting that 88% of Canadians support increased federal regulatory action under CEPA. It highlights that Indigenous, racialized, disabled, and poor communities, as well as women and gender-diverse people, are disproportionately impacted by these pollutants.

• The Coalition for Action on Toxics (CAT) has posed three specific questions to federal parties: whether they will reinforce the Zero Plastic Waste agenda to end plastic pollution by 2040, expedite the phase-out of PFAS in consumer products, and provide long-term funding for Canada's Chemicals Management Plan.
• There is significant public support for federal intervention, with 88% of people in Canada wanting more regulatory action under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) regarding plastics, plastics additives, and PFAS.

APA

CAPE (2025). Protecting our health from toxics: 3 questions that need answers before election day. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. https://cape.ca/protecting-our-health-from-toxics-3-questions-that-need-answers-before-election-day/

Chicago

CAPE. Protecting our health from toxics: 3 questions that need answers before election day. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, 2025. https://cape.ca/protecting-our-health-from-toxics-3-questions-that-need-answers-before-election-day/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cape2025protecting, author = {CAPE}, title = {{Protecting our health from toxics: 3 questions that need answers before election day}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://cape.ca/protecting-our-health-from-toxics-3-questions-that-need-answers-before-election-day/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }