CANCELLED - L鈥橦eure Juste 鈥� Seminar with Linda Duncan on Bill C-469
This talk has been posted due to events in Parlement. We hope to reschedule it.
This talk by Linda Duncan, NDP member of Parliament for Edmonton-Strathcona, is part of the 鈥淟鈥檋eure juste鈥� seminar series, organised by the Sustainable Development Working Group at the Faculty of Law and the 9I制作厂免费 School of Environment. Ms Duncan will be speaking about Bill C-469, the Environmental Bill of Rights.
L'heure juste is sponsored by the Network on Canadian History and Environment (), the Faculty of Law and聽the 9I制作厂免费 School of Environment.
About Bill C-469, the Environmental Bill of Rights
鈥� The bill requires the federal government to take action to
protect Canadians' right to a healthy environment.
鈥� It ensures access to environmental information and the right to
participate in decisions related to the environment.
鈥� It expands the right to request investigations of environmental
offences and bring environmental issues to the courts.
鈥� It provides whistleblower protection for employees.
鈥� It ensures accountability by giving Canadians the right to bring
the federal government to court when it fails to enforce
environmental laws.