Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice

The document is a formal request to the Canadian government to pass Bill C-226, which would create the country's first law addressing environmental racism. The signatories argue that Canada has a documented pattern of placing polluting industries in Indigenous and racialized communities and requires a national strategy to ensure equal protection from environmental hazards.

• The signatories call for the immediate reporting and passage of Bill C-226, noting that it is identical to a version previously approved by three of the four parties on the ENVI committee more than a year prior.
• Environmental racism is defined as the uneven access to environmental benefits and the disproportionate placement of environmental hazards and polluting industries within Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2022). Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Expedite-C-226-ENVI-September-16-2022.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice. 2022. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Expedite-C-226-ENVI-September-16-2022.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment |title=Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice |date=16 September 2022 |url=https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Expedite-C-226-ENVI-September-16-2022.pdf#new_tab |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2022bill, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Re. Bill C-226, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Expedite-C-226-ENVI-September-16-2022.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }