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Civil society groups demand meaningful parliamentary review of the Bulldoze Nature Bill
Prime Minister Carney’s federal government has signaled its intent to refer Bill C-39 to a yet-to-be-established special legislative committee, bypassing the existing expert standing committees and potentially their processes, such as calling independent experts. Civil society groups are urging that instead the bill be divided into its distinct parts to be studied by the relevant House of Commons Standing Committees.…
Read more »Indigenous leaders, doctors & environmental groups file OECD complaint challenging billions in EDC financing for maritime LNG infrastructure
Filing comes as Canada advances LNG expansion while committing $1.2 billion to protect oceans from growing marine traffic GSA and seven co-filers, including Indigenous leaders, health and environmental organizations from Canada, Germany and South Korea, today filed a formal complaint alleging Export Development Canada (EDC) failed to meet international standards for responsible business conduct in its financing of billions of…
Read more »Carney government must protect endangered orcas
Civil society groups urge Carney government to stop threat to endangered orcas and environmental protections. Coalition says the federal government can and must protect Canada’s natural heritage, uphold Indigenous rights and ensure major projects serve the public interest. VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH), AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — More than 30 civil society and environmental organizations are calling on Prime…
Read more »Federal Court of Appeal upholds decision to keep fish farms out of Discovery Islands
Major win for wild salmon and ocean health after years of legal battles January 29, 2026 – The Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that open-net pen salmon farms will remain out of the Discovery Islands, marking a decisive win for wild salmon and coastal communities. The ruling upholds a June 2024 Federal Court decision, which affirmed the Minister of…
Read more »GSA and allies head back to court as fish farm giant appeals wild salmon win
The case goes before the Federal Court of Appeal after salmon farming company Mowi Canada West Inc. launched an appeal of a June 2024 Federal Court ruling that upheld the Minister of Fisheries’ decision not to renew licenses for open-net pen fish farms in B.C.’s Discovery Islands. Ecojustice, representing the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Living Oceans Society, Watershed…
Read more »Government declines to issue emergency order, putting southern resident killer whales at greater risk
J-36 taken from land by Miles Ritter Conservation groups are warning that the federal government’s decision not to issue an emergency order to protect southern resident killer whales has put this iconic and critically endangered population at greater risk of extinction. This disappointing decision follows the government’s own acknowledgement on Nov. 29, 2024, confirmed by Ministers of Fisheries and…
Read more »Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered orcas prompts legal challenge from conservation groups
Credit: Miles Ritter, photo taken from land. Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of the federal Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment and Climate Change to make a timely recommendation to Cabinet for an emergency order — an action they’re legally required to take under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) after…
Read more »Federal Court upholds RBT2 Megaport expansion, in a setback to legal protection for species at risk
The last 72 Southern Resident killer whales on the planet are denied legal protection under the Species at Risk Act. The Federal Court has ruled against conservation groups challenging the approval of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project. In June 2024, Ecojustice lawyers were in Federal Court representing the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the…
Read more »Federal Government admits Southern Residents Killer Whales face imminent threat to survival
Iconic species faces extinction unless Ottawa orders emergency protections under Species at Risk Act. Conservation groups are calling on federal ministers to recommend that Cabinet issue an emergency order immediately to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales. According to a November 29 assessment by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), these whales face imminent threats…
Read more »Open Letter Delivery: Transport Canada needs to protect marine life from cruise ship pollution
Representatives from Stand.earth, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, BC Chapter (CPAWS-BC), and the Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) were at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans offices in Vancouver today to call on Transport Minister, Anita Anand, to set a new course towards regulating the massive amounts of ocean pollutants the shipping industry releases into coastal waters. The Open Letter, signed…
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