What is the right to a healthy environment under CEPA?
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CEPA defines a healthy environment as one that is clean, healthy and sustainable. The draft implementation framework proposes thatthe right to a healthy environment under CEPA includes the right of every individual in Canada to live in an environment that is protected from harmful substances, pollutants, and waste, andwhere actions taken under CEPA contribute to:
Clean and healthy air and water;
A sustainable climate; and
Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.
It’s important to note that CEPA is only one of many federal Acts that protect the environment and human health in Canada. Other federal Acts include the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, the Impact Assessment Act, the Canadian Consumer Products and Safety Act, and the Food and Drugs Act. There are also many areas of shared jurisdiction with the provinces and territories, as well as with Indigenous governments. However, the right to a healthy environment under CEPA is limited to the CEPA context and is not applicable to those other Acts.
CEPA defines a healthy environment as one that is clean, healthy and sustainable. The draft implementation framework proposes thatthe right to a healthy environment under CEPA includes the right of every individual in Canada to live in an environment that is protected from harmful substances, pollutants, and waste, andwhere actions taken under CEPA contribute to:
Clean and healthy air and water;
A sustainable climate; and
Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.
It’s important to note that CEPA is only one of many federal Acts that protect the environment and human health in Canada. Other federal Acts include the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, the Impact Assessment Act, the Canadian Consumer Products and Safety Act, and the Food and Drugs Act. There are also many areas of shared jurisdiction with the provinces and territories, as well as with Indigenous governments. However, the right to a healthy environment under CEPA is limited to the CEPA context and is not applicable to those other Acts.
