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

A statement from several civil society organizations urging the House Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development to expedite the passage of Bill C-226, which would establish Canada's first national strategy to address environmental racism and advance environmental justice.

• Civil society organizations are calling on the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development to prioritize and fast-track Bill C-226, noting that the bill is identical to a version approved by three of the four parties on the committee in the previous parliament.
• The document defines environmental racism as the uneven access to environmental benefits and the disproportionate placement of environmental hazards and polluting industries within Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities.
• The authors cite a 2020 report from the UN Special Rapporteur on toxics to the Human Rights Council, which identified a pattern in Canada where Indigenous peoples and marginalized groups are subjected to toxic conditions that would be unacceptable in other parts of the country.
• The statement references the United States' approach to environmental justice, noting that a program was established via executive order in 1994 and is defined by the US EPA as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of income, national origin, race, or color regarding environmental laws and policies.

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

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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} }