Bill C-230 (Historical)

National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to redress environmental racism

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

This bill was previously introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Lenore Zann  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of Feb. 27, 2020
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Minister of the Environment, in consultation with representatives of provincial and municipal governments, of Indigenous communities and of other affected communities, to develop a national strategy to promote efforts across Canada to redress the harm caused by environmental racism. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

March 24, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-230, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to redress environmental racism

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on April 14, 2021

  • Ingrid Waldron, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, As an Individual
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Angela Crandall
  • Laura Farquharson, Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Environment
  • David Morin, Director General, Safe Environments Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health
  • Silke Neve, Director, Information and Indicators Division, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of the Environment
  • Pascal Roberge, Director, Program Integration Division, Science and Technology Branch, Department of the Environment

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on June 16, 2021

  • Sylvain Gaudreault, Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Jonquière, As an Individual
  • Lynn Jones, Community Activist and Archivist, As an Individual
  • Lisa Gue, Manager, National Policy, David Suzuki Foundation
  • Elaine MacDonald, Program Director, Healthy Communities, Ecojustice Canada

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on June 21, 2021