Sierra Club Canada
Media Release, January 17, 2011
OTTAWA — An international coalition of environmental groups has condemned a NAFTA review process after it was made known that the Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the so-called watchdog regarding NAFTA environmental matters, halted an investigation of wrongdoing by Canada.
In 2006, the coalition of environmental groups, which included Sierra Club Canada, formally complained to the CEC that the Canadian government was failing to enforce laws to protect at least 197 at-risk species in Canada.
A CEC decision released Monday confirmed an investigation should occur, but the scope of the complaint would be reduce to just examine 11 at-risk species.