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We use the law to protect life on Earth. Ecojustice is Canada’s largest environmental law charity. From coast to coast to coast, we have a proven history of winning key cases and securing environmental protections.

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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 11h
The government is proposing to change how Bill C-39 is reviewed in Parliament. Ecojustice and civil society groups are calling for meaningful scrutiny by the relevant House committees. Read the full release: ecojustice.ca/news/civil-s...
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Civil society demands meaningful review of Bill C-39
Bill C-39 should be studied by relevant existing House of Commons Standing Committees
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 The proposed million-barrel-a-day pipeline is now on an accelerated path toward approval, with the Building Canada Act creating shortcuts around key environmental safeguards, including the Species at Risk Act. This first PONI designation sets a dangerous precedent. ecojustice.ca/news/ecojust...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great news! 🎉 Following the federal government’s attempt to stop the youth and NGO-led climate accountability case from proceeding, the court has sided with litigants, finding no legal or factual basis to throw out the case. Onward. Support youth climate litigants now ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Have you been meaning to learn more about the landmark Mathur et al. v Ontario Charter challenge, but haven't had the time to? We've just made it easy. Press play, sit back and relax as we walk you through the case's history and next steps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJj...
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Seven youth, seven years: What's next for the Mathur et al. v. Ontario climate case
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you registered yet for tomorrow's online webinar on the groundbreaking youth-led Mathur et al. v Ontario case? We're excited to see you. REGISTER NOW 👉 ecojustice-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Amanda's waited for YEARS for an orphan well on her land to be cleaned up. Meanwhile, she can't build on that land or use it for livestock, and she fears the safety consequences of having a largely unmonitored well on her land. And the worst part? Amanda is far from the only one. #alberta #abpoli
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Remember when Premier Doug Ford scrapped Ontario’s main climate law just days before facing Ontario youth in court? We do. Next Thursday, we want to talk to you about it. Register on Zoom now >> ecojustice-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dwight is one of the #Alberta landowners taking the Alberta Energy Regulator to court over their failure to protect Albertans from the orphan well crisis. CBC’s Alberta Noon show had Dwight on as a guest last week, listen in to learn more about the orphan well crisis and how it affects the public
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Smiths are a hard-working family who’ve spent their whole lives building their dream of a family bison farm. When a major gas fracking operation moved in next door, they were worried. And with good reason. #abnews #abpoli #alberta #daniellesmith www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6w...
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The Smiths' Story: Albertan Bison Farmers Hurt by Neighbouring Fracking Company
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Clean Up Your Mess Alberta @cuym-alberta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
👏👏The AER needs to be held accountable👏👏
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, on behalf of landowners Dwight Popowich and Teresa Patry, the Polluter Pay Federation and the Alberta Surface Rights Federation, Ecojustice lawyers launched a judicial review challenging the Alberta Energy Regulator’s role in the multi-billion-dollar oil and gas well cleanup crisis.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Our case is asking a simple question: where is the government’s plan to meet Canada’s 2030 climate target? If the Carney government believes its climate plan is credible, it should be willing to defend it in court.” - Sophia Mathur Sign the statement of support now >> ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Meet the Smiths. For over 30 years, Nicole and Butch Smith built a life for themselves raising bison on the Alberta plains. Then, their lives were turned upside down when an energy company moved in next door. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8VF...
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The Smiths’ Story: Alberta Ranchers Speak Out About Losing Farm After Fracking Company Moves In
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Imagine working hard on something for 30 years. Then, imagine losing it within 2y of an oil & gas company moving in next door. What would you do? Meet the Smiths — Alberta bison ranchers who’ve been through the fight of their lives to leave a legacy for their kids.
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TEASER: The Smiths’ Story: Albertans Speak Out About Losing Farm After Fracking Company Moves In
For 30 years, Nicole and Butch Smith raised bison on the Alberta pl...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 27/08/2026
Thermal coal exports have more than doubled out of the Port of Vancouver in the past decade, driven in no small part by U.S. thermal coal exports. The kicker? The U.S. doesn't pay tariffs, fees, or taxes on thermal coal exports through Canada 🙄 #GreenSky 🧵
Background photo of a coal port. Stand.earth logo in top left corner. Screenshot of Castanet headline reading “Premier Eby suggests cutting off US coal shipments through BC in retaliation for tariffs”, published on August 25, 2026 by Cindy White. “The U.S. doesn't pay Canada tariffs, taxes, or fees on U.S. thermal coal exported through the Port of Vancouver.”
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Truly alarming. Demand a public inquiry into Alberta’s oil and gas cleanup problem now >> ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"“The problem is we have the best rules, but they're just not being followed,” [Dwight] Popowich said. “We don't need more new rules. We just need the regulator to actually regulate.”" We need to stop "drilling and dashing" in Alberta. Demand a public inquiry now >> ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Recently, politicians and corporations have been ramping up calls to expand Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in the name of "nation-building" — calling it a “bridge fuel”, a “smart economic bet”, and a "clean" energy source.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Call your MP via our 1-click tool. Talking points provided. Tell them you still care about climate action. CALL NOW 👉 ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There’s a lot you can do to help. Support wildfire relief efforts. Tell your MP to tell them you still care about climate action. CALL NOW >> ecojustice.ca/take-action/...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“While wildfire smoke fills our skies and extreme heat reshapes our children’s summers, so many Canadians are disillusioned by our governments’ backtracking on climate action,” said Ecojustice Director of Litigation Practice, Julia Croome. Support youth climate litigants now >> bit.ly/3TEPaUL
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The Energy Mix @theenergymix.com · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: Ontario's Court of Appeal today brought the seven youth in the landmark #Mathur case closer to a final decision on whether their Charter rights are breached by the province's weakened climate targets. Full story here: www.theenergymix.com/ontario-cour... @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social
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Ontario Court Keeps Landmark Youth Climate Case Alive
Ontario's Court of Appeal has brought the government one step closer to a judgement on its moves to gut emissions reduction targets.
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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Governments everywhere are responsible for our collective future," said applicant Beze Gray. "Yet governments continue to defer meaningful #climateaction." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/06/n... #cdnpoli #bcpoli @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social
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Youth-led challenge of Ontario climate law will return to court
The young plaintiffs behind the landmark climate lawsuit say they will return to the province's Superior Court.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: Today, Ontario’s highest court confirmed the next step in the groundbreaking youth-led #Mathur case — a new hearing at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. PRESS RELEASE 👉 ecojustice.ca/news/ontario...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that governments cannot place themselves above the law. Congratulations to Democracy Watch for this important victory.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/07/2026
Find links to read more about the impact to lower mainland communities and sign @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social's petition to phase out thermal coal exports here:
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PM Mark Carney: Stop giving American coal a free ride
For ten years, Canada has promised to phase out thermal coal — one of the world’s most polluting fossil fuels.1 2 3 So why are we still exporting it? In reality, we have been quietly enabling its…
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/07/2026
Because we give U.S. coal barons a free ride, we don't have port capacity for Canadian exports that could produce cleaner jobs that build a better future for all.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/07/2026
Instead, Canadian communities like White Rock and Delta bear the health, environmental, and safety costs in return for nothing: no tariffs, no taxes, and minimal jobs.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17/07/2026
For everyone's sake, Canada needs to power past coal. 75% of the coal being exported out of Vancouver is U.S. produced, since U.S. west coast ports can't handle the volume. 🧵 #GreenSky
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Recent U.S. thermal-coal investment ‘no benefit’ to White Rock, Surrey - Peace Arch News
Stand Earth urging locals to press MPs to hold feds to 2030 phase-out promise
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Under the Canadian Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act (CNZEAA), the federal government is legally required to do three things:   1. Set science-based climate targets  2. Have a credible plan to achieve them, and   3. Regularly report on its progress.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“The situation with Trump isn't easy. I'm doing a bachelor's in economics, so I hear a lot about this. I think it's unfortunate that the approach the PM is taking [...] because even more conservative agencies, such as the IEA, has projected that oil demand will peak in the coming years."
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Sam @smknigh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Not treating the climate crisis with urgency now will disrupt global stability through more deadly & costly extreme weather events, more inhospitable places & climate refugees, etc. Add this to the long list of environmental rollbacks by the Carney gov’t (compiled by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social):
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Feels bad, man.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@raincoast.org is asking a very important question: What Canada are you for? We’re for a Canada that follows its own environmental laws. A Canada where healthy oceans and Southern Resident Killer Whales are part of our shared future—not just our past. 💙
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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“The disappearance of piping plovers is not inevitable - it is a choice” So grateful for the work of @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @ontarionature.bsky.social, alongside other orgs and communities, taking legal action at a time when environmental legislation and protections are being gutted.
Poster for an event “Defending Nature with EcoJustice and Ontario Nature” about shared strategies for environmental protections and legal challenges. Image features an adult and juvenile piping plover.A crowd is gathered at an event about environmental legal challenges. Ontario Nature Director Andrés Jiménez Monge hosts a panel discussion.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“You cannot abandon the map and still expect to reach your destination. Yet that’s exactly what the federal government has done with its 2030 climate plan.” - Charlie Hatt, Ecojustice Climate Director
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New from me. On the novel — and potentially important — legal challenge to the Carney government's climate agenda.
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ANALYSIS | A legal challenge opens a new front in the debate over Carney's climate agenda | CBC News
Speaking at Trinity College in Ireland last weekend, Mark Carney recalled that Edmund Burke, the 18th-century politician and philosopher and an alumnus of Trinity, had once described society as a part...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Ecojustice, in its application for judicial review, lists several other policies the Carney government has adopted in its retreat from climate ambition" 👇
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
« On nous dit de faire confiance aux engagements climatiques du gouvernement — mais les engagements ne signifient rien sans un véritable plan pour les soutenir », résume Marie Maltais, une jeune demanderesse du #Québec."
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"The filing describes climate change as an "existential threat," noting that Canada is warming at roughly twice the global rate, while temperatures in its north are rising nearly three times faster, according to the court documents reviewed by AFP."
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is staring down a legal challenge after his government spent more than a year unraveling Canadian climate policy."
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Ontario Nature @ontarionature.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Last chance to RSVP to our in person event, Defending Nature with @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @ontarionature.bsky.social! 🗓️: Tuesday June 23, 2026 🕕: 6-8 PM 📍: CSI Spadina, 192 Spadina Ave, #Toronto Topics: #pipingplovers #wasagabeach #bill5 RSVP here: tickettailor.com/events/ontar...
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"When political leaders say they are committed to climate action while dismantling the very policies needed to achieve it, young people notice. We are the ones who will be facing and living with the consequences."  - @sophiamathur.bsky.social
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
« J’ai un attachement profond pour ma ville natale, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. C’est un attachement qui me pousse à vouloir la protéger », a témoigné la jeune militante Marie Maltais.
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clean50.bsky.social @clean50.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We are so pleased to see the youth standing against the recent rollbacks on federal climate policies. We commend you and stand with you!
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Prime Minister Carney has said that climate action is a moral duty and an economic imperative, and we agree it is both of those things. But it’s also something more – it is a legal obligation. [...] It is time for accountability before the law.“ - Charlie Hatt, Ecojustice Climate Director
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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"When political leaders say they are committed to climate action while dismantling the very policies needed to achieve it, young people notice," said Sophia Mathur. "We are the ones who will be facing and living with the consequences." www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #CDNpoli #Carney #ClimateAction
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Youth, advocacy groups sue Carney government over climate rollbacks | CBC News
Young people and environmental groups are suing the Carney government — alleging it's undoing Canada's climate plan and breaking federal law in the process.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Last chance to RSVP for our free in person event "Defending Nature with Ecojustice and @ontarionature.bsky.social" The evening will feature presentations about #bill5, #pipingplovers, and #SEZA 🗓️ Tuesday, June 23, 6pm – 8pm 📍 Downtown Toronto RSVP: ecojustice.ca/home/events/...
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Climate Reality / Réalité climatique Canada @realityclimatique.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
S/O to our former intern Shirley, who is helping to lead this important legal challenge to hold the federal govt accountable for its climate commitments! Inspiring to see young climate leaders standing up for a more just future and demanding the ambitious action that science (and the law) require.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Three young Canadians, alongside health and environmental organizations, are taking the federal government to court, arguing that Prime Minister Carney’s government no longer has a credible plan to meet its legally binding 2030 climate target. Learn more ⬇️ www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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Environmental Groups Announce Lawsuit Over Fed. Climate Policy – June 16, 2026
At a press conference on Parliament Hill, environmental advocacy groups announce that they will bring a lawsuit against the federal government, on behalf of three youths, for allegedly violating the C...
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