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Muhannad Malas

Muhannad Malas is the toxics program manager at Environmental Defence in Toronto.

Will the new NAFTA undermine our ability to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals?

  • Undoubtedly, industrial chemicals have played an important role in making our lives more convenient and productive. But these benefits have come with significant costs:
Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | November 5, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The House of Commons Environment Committee, which recently completed a 15-month review of the country’s toxics law—the Canadian Environmental Protection Act—confirmed that Canada must adopt stricter rules for the most hazardous chemicals and label consumer products containing toxics. The Hill Times file photo by Andrew Meade

Will the new NAFTA undermine our ability to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals?

Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | November 5, 2018
  • Undoubtedly, industrial chemicals have played an important role in making our lives more convenient and productive. But these benefits have come with significant costs:

Will the new NAFTA undermine our ability to protect ourselves from toxic chemicals?

Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | November 5, 2018
  • Undoubtedly, industrial chemicals have played an important role in making our lives more convenient and productive. But these benefits have come with significant costs:
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The House of Commons Environment Committee, which recently completed a 15-month review of the country’s toxics law—the Canadian Environmental Protection Act—confirmed that Canada must adopt stricter rules for the most hazardous chemicals and label consumer products containing toxics. The Hill Times file photo by Andrew Meade

What does Health Canada’s latest biomonitoring study say about the state of Canada’s toxics law?

  • In 2010, Canada was the first country to declare bisphenol A (BPA) toxic and to ban its use in polycarbonate plastic baby bottles based
Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | September 18, 2017
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and the federal government have a golden opportunity to strengthen Canadians’ protections from toxics and to reduce health inequities by updating CEPA. Canada must get back on track when it comes to acting on toxics. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What does Health Canada’s latest biomonitoring study say about the state of Canada’s toxics law?

Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | September 18, 2017
  • In 2010, Canada was the first country to declare bisphenol A (BPA) toxic and to ban its use in polycarbonate plastic baby bottles based

What does Health Canada’s latest biomonitoring study say about the state of Canada’s toxics law?

Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | September 18, 2017
  • In 2010, Canada was the first country to declare bisphenol A (BPA) toxic and to ban its use in polycarbonate plastic baby bottles based
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and the federal government have a golden opportunity to strengthen Canadians’ protections from toxics and to reduce health inequities by updating CEPA. Canada must get back on track when it comes to acting on toxics. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reducing pollution makes economic sense

  • A ground-breaking report of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends 87 changes that would significantly strengthen the
Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | June 19, 2017
It remains to be seen how Environment Minister Catherine McKenna responds to a report from the House Environment Committee that recommends 87 changes that would strengthen the Canadian Environmental Protection Act The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Reducing pollution makes economic sense

Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | June 19, 2017
  • A ground-breaking report of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends 87 changes that would significantly strengthen the

Reducing pollution makes economic sense

Opinion | BY ELAINE MACDONALD, MUHANNAD MALAS | June 19, 2017
  • A ground-breaking report of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommends 87 changes that would significantly strengthen the
It remains to be seen how Environment Minister Catherine McKenna responds to a report from the House Environment Committee that recommends 87 changes that would strengthen the Canadian Environmental Protection Act The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Overwhelming evidence supports need for Canadian atrazine ban

  • The Health Canada agency responsible for evaluating pesticides based on their health and environment risks, is about to decide the fate of atrazine. Atrazine
Opinion | BY KIM PERROTTA, MUHANNAD MALAS | February 13, 2017
David Suzuki, pictured. Ecojustice, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the David Suzuki Foundation, Équiterre and Environmental Defence have asked Canada’s pesticide regulatory agency to conduct a wider review that considers ecological risks, surface water contamination, and human health risks. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Overwhelming evidence supports need for Canadian atrazine ban

Opinion | BY KIM PERROTTA, MUHANNAD MALAS | February 13, 2017
  • The Health Canada agency responsible for evaluating pesticides based on their health and environment risks, is about to decide the fate of atrazine. Atrazine

Overwhelming evidence supports need for Canadian atrazine ban

Opinion | BY KIM PERROTTA, MUHANNAD MALAS | February 13, 2017
  • The Health Canada agency responsible for evaluating pesticides based on their health and environment risks, is about to decide the fate of atrazine. Atrazine
David Suzuki, pictured. Ecojustice, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the David Suzuki Foundation, Équiterre and Environmental Defence have asked Canada’s pesticide regulatory agency to conduct a wider review that considers ecological risks, surface water contamination, and human health risks. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Reading the fine print: Canadians deserve better product labelling rules

  • Every day, Canadian consumers navigate thousands of products on store shelves, using product labels to find a shampoo for their children or the right
Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | February 6, 2017

Reading the fine print: Canadians deserve better product labelling rules

Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | February 6, 2017
  • Every day, Canadian consumers navigate thousands of products on store shelves, using product labels to find a shampoo for their children or the right

Reading the fine print: Canadians deserve better product labelling rules

Opinion | BY MUHANNAD MALAS | February 6, 2017
  • Every day, Canadian consumers navigate thousands of products on store shelves, using product labels to find a shampoo for their children or the right
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