Environment commissioner assigns Canada a failing grade for managing contaminated sites in the North, with increasing liability and risk to Indigenous communities.
Environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco has given Canada a failing grade for its handling of contaminated sites in the North. The government's liability for contaminated sites has increased by $7 billion since 2005, with over 60% of this liability located in the North. The slow progress in remediating these sites has left Indigenous peoples at risk and raised the government's financial liability for the polluted areas.
April 30, 2024
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