Initial recommendations for strengthening Bill C-28

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other organizations urge the passage of Bill C-28 with specific amendments to better protect human health and the environment. Key recommendations include establishing a non-qualified right to a healthy environment, prioritizing the prohibition of carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, and requiring assessments of aggregate and cumulative exposures. The authors also call for legally binding air quality standards, GMO food labelling, and alignment with the Basel Convention on plastic waste.

• The document proposes a new regime to prioritize the prohibition of toxic substances, specifically those that are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or toxic to reproduction, while closing loopholes that allow for the 'consideration of any other factors' except for essential uses without less harmful alternatives.
• The authors call for the assessment of 'aggregate exposures' (sum of exposures to one substance via multiple pathways) and 'cumulative effects' (impacts of simultaneous exposures to multiple substances and stressors), including synergistic effects, for both human health and ecological risks.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2021). Initial recommendations for strengthening Bill C-28. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Strengthening-Bill-C-28-2021-06-03.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Initial recommendations for strengthening Bill C-28. 2021. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Strengthening-Bill-C-28-2021-06-03.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2021initial, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Initial recommendations for strengthening Bill C-28}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Strengthening-Bill-C-28-2021-06-03.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }