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Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act should be a public health priority

Making good on this Throne Speech promise is a key component of a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 24. As our federal government continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it must also place CEPA reform on top of its political agenda because of its role in keeping Canadians safe, write Robin Edger, Ian Bruce, Elaine MacDonald, and Tim Gray. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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