Environmental Defence works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.

Canada
Joined October 2009
We are here to share fact-based information about defending clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities in Canada. You can also follow us on Bluesky at: Environmental Defence Canada bsky.app/profile/environment…
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#MEDIA: 1/3 of Toronto municipal candidates have signed the Renewables-Ready Pledge, which has 3 asks: expand rooftop solar, battery storage & energy efficiency; phase out the Portlands gas plant; strengthen Toronto Hydro's renewables role. Full release: bit.ly/4yvrFfp
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The federal and Ontario governments dropped $9 billion today to protect Ontario's steel and auto sectors. But without coal phaseout or tailpipe standards, it's a plan that protects the past, not the future. Read our full statement: bit.ly/4zLcpft
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#MEDIA: Today's $2B home retrofit announcement is a welcome step forward. This funding will lower heating costs and reduce climate pollution. But one policy can't be seen in isolation. Canada remains over 20 years behind on its climate targets. bit.ly/3VVlV0U
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Is Hamilton doing enough to solve its housing crisis? Our #MoreHomesFaster Scoresheet breaks it down — swipe for the results. 📣#HamOnt residents: Tell your municipal candidates to keep going on affordable housing & resist the province's push for sprawl: act.environmentaldefence.ca/…
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#Media 📣 Why are billions in public dollars being committed to a pipeline while Canadians face urgent needs and a growing climate crisis? Read our full statement here 👇 bit.ly/47qlVbM
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Don't believe the absurd spin from @WB_Media. The Town of Wasaga's "Beach Bylaw" is PLAINLY no substitute for FEDERAL protection. Without a FEDERAL Species at Risk Act habitat protection order, Wasaga's Great Lakes Piping Plover will be doomed. nationalobserver.com/2026/09…
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#MEDIA 🚨 New polling across 12 Ontario ridings shows strong opposition to taxpayer-funded pipelines and weaker environmental protections. 50–59% say they’d be less likely to support an MP backing another taxpayer-funded oil pipeline. Read more: bit.ly/4xoimxj
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#MEDIA | Ahead of PM Carney’s Investment Summit, Environmental Defence is warning that Canada risks falling further behind by betting on the wrong economic pathway. Read our new release and backgrounder:bit.ly/4r4BK0K
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#MEDIA: PM Carney just quietly removed some of Canada's largest carbon-emitting projects from federal environmental review via a Canada Gazette posting. This move reduces transparency and oversight. Read our full statement: bit.ly/4xOwXDm
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Canada's climate report is a stark warning, yet the gov tried to bury it. PM Carney is doubling down on fossil fuels. Our children will pay the cost of inaction The worst impacts aren't inevitable, but action is urgently needed. Full statement 👇 bit.ly/4qR2h1r
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#MEDIA: Ottawa's $6.6B investment in VIA Rail is great news for travellers, workers, and the climate. Now let's see the same energy on public transit funding, high-speed rail, and strong tailpipe emissions standards. Full statement: bit.ly/4gBkaxR
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#MEDIA: Canada's last southern resident orcas are worth more than pipelines and leading environmental groups are reminding MPs they have the power to protect them. A new campaign fights proposed changes that could gut environmental oversight. Read more → bit.ly/4h757fs
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#MEDIA Canada’s most polluting methane gas export project announced today. As Canadians face devastating air pollution, floods, evacuations and dangerous heat, we should be moving away from fossil fuels Our statement: bit.ly/4bQm7DV
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