Big corporations are getting away with catastrophic air pollution – putting Canadians at risk

By David R Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights & environment and Associate Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
Amanda Giang, Assistant Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

Millions of kilograms of toxic pollutants, over 17,000 deaths annually and environmental laws that aren’t being diligently enforced. This is the troubling picture that emerged when we, a group of environmental researchers, investigated trends in air pollution enforcement in Canada.

Federal and provincial governments share responsibility for regulating air pollution. However, environmental laws…

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