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Category Environmental Racism
Groups call for Senate vote on environmental racism bill before summer recess
Canada's environmental racism bill, Bill C-226 is stalled in the Senate. PCN is one of more than 30 Canadian environment, health and other NGOs urging the Senate to move it forward before the summer recess.
MPs pass long-awaited legislation to tackle environmental racism in Canada
Advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection and public health celebrate passage of Bill C-226, the National Strategy on Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, and are urging rapid passage in the Senate.
High time to pass environmental racism bill, advocates say
Advocates for social justice and equity, environmental protection, and public health call on Parliament to expedite passage of Bill C-226, Canada’s first environmental racism law. The House of Commons committee approved the bill without amendment, so the bill is now in line for a final vote in the House of Commons and must then be passed in the Senate.