The Review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

This 1995 review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) by the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) describes how women are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and excluded from environmental decision-making. Other topics include environmental racism, environmental justice, Aboriginal self-government, workers’ environmental rights, pesticides, pollution, and the precautionary principle. The review offers recommendations for amendments to CEPA.