The discussion will be synthesized into a draft comment that individuals can use to send their opinions on the Right to a Health Environment to the Canadian government.
Please forward the invitation email below for a 1 hour discussion on the government’s implementation plan of the “Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act”. This plan is about all Canadians’ RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
Hello Faculty, Postdocs, RAs and Students!
What does your right to a healthy environment have in common with industry bottom line? Probably nothing! So now is the time to make sure your right is just that, yours.
Public comment periods are often underutilized, not widely shared, or flooded by representatives in industry (hello conflict of interest!). So, we are inviting you to brainstorm and formulate ideas on what you would like to see prioritized in the government’s implementation plan of the “Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act”.
Formerly known as Bill S-5, this act gives all Canadians a right to a healthy environment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This revision of CEPA is the first time Canadians are being given this right, and therefore there are many wrinkles to iron out and conversations to be had, and we want to hear from you! From now until April 8th the Canadian government is looking for public contribution in the form of public comments, related to the questions in the recently published discussion document found here.
On March 26th Dr. Gunilla Oberg and MA student Dayna Rachkowski will host a 1 hour discussion period in AERL Room 107 from 1pm-2pm to discuss the questions and areas still open for discussion in the government implementation period. Our group collaboration will be synthesized into a public comment on behalf of the IRES community who attends. We will also assist/encourage you to use this collaborative conversation to submit your own public comment.
A 10 minute synopsis on some main points and development in Bill S-5 and CEPA will be given prior to our conversation. For those who want to dive in prior to this workshop, here are some relevant reads and recent government documents on the subject:
- Government Documents 1 & 2.
- Previous Discussion Papers With Recommendations to changes made to CEPA 1 & 2
- What is a right to a healthy environment?
- UNDRIP (A right to a healthy environment is only as successful as it is equitable).
We hope to see you there, please email Dayna Rachkowski (drachkow@student.ubc.ca) if you have any questions or accessibility requests for the workshop.
Cheers,
Dayna
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