Ecojustice

06/05/2026

The pressure is working!

Yesterday, the Carney government delayed its plans to gut Canada’s environmental regulations.

The growing backlash has forced the federal government to push the consultation deadline from June 7 to July 22. Any new legislation will now be delayed until the fall.

More time is a win, especially in the face of a government that has a pattern of moving quickly to pass controversial laws despite significant public pushback, so thank you to everyone who has taken action.

But the threat remains.

We must keep the pressure on, to continue to defend strong environmental laws that protect species at risk, Indigenous consultation, and science-based decision making.

Ecojustice will submit comments before the July 22 deadline, and we will continue to work with our allies to advocate that MPs and Senators oppose the proposed changes.

Help us keep the pressure on, use our action tool to contact your MP today.

Take action: https://bit.ly/4dS2rB2

06/05/2026

Today is World Environment Day.

Across Canada, migrations move life across landscapes. Rivers carry nutrients from mountains to oceans. Forests store carbon, clean the air, and provide habitat for countless species.

These are some of the most important networks our country has ever built — proving that nature is infrastructure.

But while nature keeps working for all of us, the federal government is proposing to weaken the very laws that protect it. They are rewinding the clock for environmental progress in Canada.

Under the banner of "streamlining," Ottawa is considering MASSIVE changes that could fast-track major projects, create environmental sacrifice zones, weaken protections for endangered species, and allow political decisions to override science and public interest.

At a time when biodiversity is in crisis and climate impacts are accelerating, Canada should be strengthening environmental safeguards — not dismantling them.

This World Environment Day, help us stand up for the laws that protect them.

Contact your MP directly using our advocacy action today.

Here: https://bit.ly/4x95qwr

06/04/2026

Canada's leading environmental and conservation organizations drew a line in the sand.

The federal government is proposing to weaken environmental laws and climate safeguards in the name of accelerating development. But we've seen this before — and it doesn't work.

Canadians have been told repeatedly that dismantling environmental protections is necessary to unlock major projects and economic growth. Yet there is no guarantee that sacrificing the environmental foundations that protect our communities, water, wildlife, and climate will result in the hypothetical projects being promised.

What is guaranteed is increased risk: weaker oversight, greater environmental harm, and fewer opportunities for public accountability.

As Ecojustice Executive Director Kimberly Shearon said:
“By gutting the laws that guarantee fundamental environmental protections, this government will only be fast-tracking preventable — and in some cases irreversible — harms to communities and ecosystems. Ecojustice urges Prime Minister Carney to abandon any legislation that would sacrifice the environment and climate at the altar of political convenience.”

Canada doesn't need to choose between a strong economy and a healthy environment. We need policies that deliver both.

Read the full statement ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4vv70qQ

06/04/2026

TAKE ACTION: Canadians deserve pesticide decisions based on science, not political convenience. We need you to use your voice.

As you read this, new legislation is moving through the federal government to weaken laws for pesticide use. Buried inside Bills C-30 and C-31 are sweeping changes that could gut some of Canada's most important pesticide safeguards.

📢 TLDR: The federal government is proposing amendments that would allow Cabinet to override science-based risk assessments to keep harmful pesticides on the market. The bills would also weaken mandatory reviews that help ensure pesticides continue to meet modern scientific standards as new evidence emerges.

For more than 20 years, Canada's pesticide laws have put environmental protection first. These changes would move us in the opposite direction.

Pesticide decisions affect people's health, pollinators, waterways, wildlife, and ecosystems across the country. They should be guided by evidence, not politics.

Tell your MP to oppose these dangerous amendments and demand they be removed from Bills C-30 and C-31.

Take action through here: https://bit.ly/4ui3cIC

05/28/2026

Extinction should never be legalized. Period.

But the federal government is proposing sweeping changes to environmental laws that could gut endangered species protections, fast-track major industrial projects, and give cabinet sweeping new powers to override the very safeguards that Canadians have spent decades building and defining to protect Canada, its people, and its nature.

While Prime Minister Carney frames it as “efficiency,” these proposals would make it easier for projects to move ahead even when environmental risks are not fully understood — including risks to species already fighting for survival like the Southern Resident Killer Whale.

We need to remember that once a species disappears, it is gone forever.

Canada should be strengthening protections for nature, not normalizing extinction in the name of short-term economic pressure.

We need you to use our advocacy action to contact your MP and tell the federal government to reject these dangerous proposals.

👉 Add your name here: https://bit.ly/4dSGQam

05/25/2026

New reporting reveals the growing list of municipalities, airport authorities, ports, and industrial interests seeking Special Economic Zone designations under Ontario’s Bill 5.

The findings highlight exactly why Ecojustice’s constitutional challenge to the SEZA framework matters: these powers are not theoretical, they are about to be put into practice. They could allow major projects to bypass environmental laws, planning rules, and public accountability processes across Ontario.

A timely and important look at how quickly deregulation frameworks can expand once they’re introduced.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4dKW69i

05/23/2026

At a press conference in Iqaluit, Inuit leaders, Ecojustice, and conservation organizations came together to call for a second look at the proposed expansion of the Mary River Project and stronger protections for Inuit harvesting rights before any new permits move forward.

For generations, communities in Naujaat, Igloolik, and Sanirajak have relied on the waters and wildlife of Foxe Basin. Speakers warned that increased shipping traffic and a new railway could disrupt narwhal, caribou, and other species central to these ways of life.

The message was clear: meaningful consultation, updated environmental assessments, and Inuit participation in decision-making are essential before irreversible changes are made to the Arctic.

This is about more than one project. It’s about whether decisions in the Arctic will be made with Inuit communities — or without them.

Get the full picture here: https://bit.ly/4uqXG7b

05/22/2026

Canada has more than 200 laws, policies, and strategies intended to protect biodiversity. But does a big number really equal big protection?

On the International Day for Biological Diversity, our latest blog explores why Canada’s nature laws aren’t working — and what a stronger, more proactive approach could look like.

From Woodland Caribou to spotted owls, the warning signs are clear. But across the country, communities are also showing that protecting nature and building sustainable local economies can go hand-in-hand. And in the face of the current current environmental rollbacks we are seeing, strengthening our systems has never been more important.

Canada has over 200 nature laws, yet several species are in decline. What is not working?

05/22/2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government wants to roll back Canada’s environmental laws.

14 members of his caucus just told him no. 💥

It’s time for you to add your voice too. Write to your MP telling them to block the upcoming vote in parliament.

👉 https://bit.ly/4v3NG3x

The proposed changes could rip up our environmental safety net — all to reel in more investment in industries that profit from pollution.

The changes have been framed as “streamlining” approval processes, but they’re even more dangerous than you think.

If approved, the new rules could allow Cabinet to create:

🚨 Environmental sacrifice zones guaranteeing pre-approval of pipelines without proper assessment
🚨“God squad” powers for cabinet to rubberstamp the extinction of species.

These would be the biggest environmental rollbacks in a generation. And we can’t fight them without you.

05/17/2026

Take a breath.
Look around.
This place is our home.

It’s worth protecting.