Bill to address environmental racism gets second reading

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Bill to address environmental racism gets second reading

May replied to the minster by saying, “We know who is most exposed to toxic chemicals: people of colour, indigenous people and people who are without economic clout from settler cultures. We know that.”

May 1, 2022

A bill to address environmental racism had second reading on the week in Parliament, and would require the federal government to collect data on links between environmental hazards, race, socioeconomic status and health.

The Green Party parliamentary leader, Elizabeth May, originally tabled the private member’s bill on February 2. Bill C226, is an act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice.

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