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CEC’s Generation of Environmental Leaders Program Now Open to North American Youth!

Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 22 November 2024 — Calling all youth in Canada, Mexico and the United States! Are you ready to act now to support North American communities and preserve our shared waters, lands and air?

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Addressing Ghost Gear in North America

2022 Active Ecosystems

Ghost gear (abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear – ALDFG) is a particularly harmful form of marine debris. The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) is the largest cross-sectoral alliance dedicated to solving this issue, and includes Canada, Mexico, and the United States as government members. This project will work with...

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Alberta Tailings Ponds II: Factual Record

North American Environmental Law and Policy, Volume 36

January 27, 2023 208 pages Enforcement

# 15 in Top Publications

On 26 June 2017, Environmental Defence Canada and the Natural Resources Defense Council (based in the United States), along with Canadian resident Daniel T’seleie (the “Submitters”), filed SEM-17-001 (Alberta Tailings Ponds II) (hereinafter the “Submission”) with the Secretariat. The Submitters assert that the Government of Canada (“Canada”) is failing to enforce the pollution prevention provisions of the federal Fisheries Act with respect to alleged leaking of deleterious substances, and specifically oil sands processed water (OSPW), from tailings ponds of oil sands operations in northeastern Alberta. On 20 August 2018 in Council Resolution 18-01, the CEC Council unanimously instructed the Secretariat to develop a factual record for submission SEM-17-001 (see paragraphs 6-24, below).

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Salary/Budget: The CEC will provide a stipend of CAD$3,300 to successful candidates.
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