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Maggie MacDonald

Maggie MacDonald is the toxic program manager at Environmental Defence.

Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | July 25, 2016
The federal government’s recent decision to declare microbeads toxic by adding them to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) is a smart step. It enables the federal government to follow the U.S. lead and ban microbeads for good. But more action is needed to protect Canadians from toxic chemicals. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | July 25, 2016
Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | July 25, 2016
The federal government’s recent decision to declare microbeads toxic by adding them to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) is a smart step. It enables the federal government to follow the U.S. lead and ban microbeads for good. But more action is needed to protect Canadians from toxic chemicals. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | June 6, 2016
Many of the chemicals used in consumer products today should not be there in the first place. It’s time Health Canada Minister Jane Philpott overhauled the way chemicals of concern are managed in consumer products so companies will stop getting a free pass at the expense of public health, writes Maggie MacDonald. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | June 6, 2016
Opinion | BY MAGGIE MACDONALD | June 6, 2016
Many of the chemicals used in consumer products today should not be there in the first place. It’s time Health Canada Minister Jane Philpott overhauled the way chemicals of concern are managed in consumer products so companies will stop getting a free pass at the expense of public health, writes Maggie MacDonald. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright