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Welcome to ECO Issues, a project of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario.
This website is a work in progress, and new content is being added every day. Check back regularly for updates. Please contact Hayley Easto with questions or comments.
Who or what is the ECO?
The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is the province’s independent environmental watchdog. Appointed by the Legislative Assembly, the ECO is tasked with monitoring and reporting on the government’s compliance with the Environmental Bill of Rights to ensure that Ontario’s natural environment is protected and conserved for future generations.
You can find out more about us here, or read our Frequently Asked Questions.
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What can I do on this website?
- Learn about the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR)
- Find out about Your Rights under the EBR:
- How to Apply for a Review of existing policies and prescribed Acts, regulations, and instruments; or you can ask a minister to review the need for new Acts, regulations and policies
- How to Comment on proposed environmental decisions on the Environmental Registry
- Browse ECO reporting by:
- Discover something new with the random page generator (also found on the left side menu)
Recently Added Articles of Interest
- Proposed County of Simcoe Landfill Site (Site 41)
- Discussion Paper: A Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade System For Ontario
- Climate Change
- Doing Less with Less: How shortfalls in budget, staffing and in-house expertise are hampering the effectiveness of MOE and MNR
- Ontario's Anti-Smog Action Plan
- The Blue Box and Aluminum Soft Drink Cans
- The Electricity Restructuring Act
- Environmental Assessment: A Vision Lost
- Air Quality Monitoring and Reporting in Ontario – Fostering a False Sense of Security
- Reforming the Mining Act
- The 2007 Nestle Permit to Take Water Application
This website is currently under development. For more information please contact Hayley dot Easto at eco dot on dot ca
