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What will it take for the Trudeau government to ban single-use plastics?

Canada is in a plastic waste crisis, and Canadians know it. But despite all signs pointing to the need to follow the lead of other jurisdictions taking steps to ban single-use plastics, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and the Trudeau government have largely skirted the issue. What will this mean for the pending national strategy on zero plastic waste release in June? Will McKenna hear the calls for bolder action?

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BY SARAH KING
June 3, 2019

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