An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice
Lenore Zann's third re-introduction of the National Strategy on Environmental Racism. Requires the federal government to study and address the disproportionate exposure of Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities to environmental hazards (incinerators, contaminated sites, polluted drinking water). Granted royal assent in 2024.
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Requires the federal government to develop a national strategy to address environmental racism. Why some communities have to live next to incinerators, contaminated sites, or with polluted water more than others. Lenore Zann's bill; granted royal assent.
Issues this bill touches
- Climate & Environment
National strategy on environmental racism. Reporting bill that does not by itself fund interventions.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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Royal assent received.
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