Thursday, March 31, 2016

A Tale of Two Provinces: Environmental Rights Legislation in Manitoba and Ontario

EcoJustice

Manitoba’s proposed Environmental Rights Act puts pressure on Ontario to improve its Environmental Bill of Rights. More here.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Manitoba's proposed Environmental Rights Act would put the onus on the private citizen to sue corporations when laws are broken. Am I the only one who thinks that governments should be the ones upholding laws and that rights should not depend on a victims' ability to sue?

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