Dear editor,
As an active Alberta Friends of Medicare member, I applaud Canada’s Environment Ministry recent Bill C-28 to protect Canadians’ health from adverse environmental effects.
Still, this measure doesn’t go far enough.
Apart from obvious water pollution from coal mines, the continued use of fossil fuels (including those used to extract coal) threatens a very disturbed planet in multiple ways that – ultimately – affect the health and well-being of everyone: fires, floods and other catastrophic climate events.
Thus, an emissions target of at least 60% below 2005 levels must be achieved by 2030. Yet Canada’s related Bill C-12, including any climate solutions therein, has been stalled. Good health depends on clean air, water and soil; we are not separate from the planet that sustains us.
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A group representing Alberta continuing-care operators is asking government to introduce legislation to protect them against lawsuits related to COVID-19, according to a filing with the province’s lobbyist registry.
It’s an issue a federal advocacy group says hinges on the ability for continuing-care providers to obtain insurance they need to operate.
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A number of class-action lawsuits against the sites have been initiated in Alberta, alleging negligence in protecting clients from the novel coronavirus pandemic.