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

Civil society organizations are calling for the immediate passage of Bill C-226, which would create Canada's first legal framework to assess and prevent environmental racism. The authors argue that marginalized groups, particularly Indigenous peoples, suffer disproportionate impacts from polluting industries and environmental hazards, and they urge the government to implement a national strategy and accountability mechanisms to ensure equal protection and access to decision-making.

• The signatories urge the Canadian government to pass Bill C-226, which is described as "Canada’s first environmental racism law", to begin developing a national strategy on environmental racism and environmental justice.
• Environmental racism is defined in the document as the "disproportionate impacts on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities from polluting industries and other environmental hazards", as well as unequal access to environmental benefits.
• The document cites a 2020 report from the UN Special Rapporteur on toxics stating that a pattern exists in Canada where Indigenous peoples and marginalized groups are subject to toxic conditions that "would not be acceptable elsewhere in Canada".

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/2022/06/Expedite-C-226-Joint-Letter-June-9-2022.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/2022/06/Expedite-C-226-Joint-Letter-June-9-2022.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 = jun, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Expedite-C-226-Joint-Letter-June-9-2022.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }