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Government critic: The Environment Protection Act isn't working, says John Swaigen, general counsel for the Canadian Environmental Law Association, and he calls for amendments to create more public involvement and to toughen fines and prosecutions
Government critic: The Environment Protection Act isn't working, says John Swaigen, general counsel for the Canadian Environmental Law Association, and he calls for amendments to create more public involvement and to toughen fines and prosecutions

Government critic: The Environment Protection Act isn't working, says John Swaigen, general counsel for the Canadian Environmental Law Association, and he calls for amendments to create more public involvement and to toughen fines and prosecutions

Date9/28/1979
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He's furious: Scarborough businessman Bob Tutton is angry about an amendment to the federal Excise Tax Act which he says increases the cost of his goods to consumers, creates more bureaucracy and jacks up Canada's inflation rate
He's furious: Scarborough businessman Bob Tutton is angry about an amendment to the federal Excise Tax Act which he says increases the cost of his goods to consumers, creates more bureaucracy and jacks up Canada's inflation rate
8/7/1981
Call for involvement: Youngster was ordered off bus for not having student card or difference in fare and David Innes, above, protests not only the inconsideration of driver but also that of myself and those around me
Call for involvement: Youngster was ordered off bus for not having student card or difference in fare and David Innes, above, protests not only the inconsideration of driver but also that of myself and those around me
4/27/1981
Scarborough parent John C. O'Gorman. Parent involvement is very real, very fair, very necessary
Scarborough parent John C. O'Gorman. Parent involvement is very real, very fair, very necessary
1/11/1971
This is not an amnesty program but a process to replace full-scale prosecution, assistant crown attorney Marvin Morton warned the shoplifters
This is not an amnesty program but a process to replace full-scale prosecution, assistant crown attorney Marvin Morton warned the shoplifters
4/30/1992
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
Lewis fines has been offered a job now that he has new set of teeth which a denturist made for $125. He holds a mold of his former teeth, which he couldn't afford to have a dentist fix at $600 to $900.
5/13/1971
Legal battles: David Donnelly and Canadian Environmental Defence Fund help citizens challenge environmentally dubious projects in the courts.
Legal battles: David Donnelly and Canadian Environmental Defence Fund help citizens challenge environmentally dubious projects in the courts.
10/31/1988
David Fisher, Fisher Environmental Lab
David Fisher, Fisher Environmental Lab
5/5/1994
Rob Flemington: Killing program would be economic and environmental mistake, president of Ommri says.
Rob Flemington: Killing program would be economic and environmental mistake, president of Ommri says.
8/28/1987
Colin isaacs: Environmental activist says he has no regrets, no sleepless nights.
Colin isaacs: Environmental activist says he has no regrets, no sleepless nights.
3/2/1983
Bubbling away trouble? Graduate student Eric Bauer, right, tests ozone experiment for Dr. Phillip Jones of the University of Toronto's Institute for Environmental Studies.
Bubbling away trouble? Graduate student Eric Bauer, right, tests ozone experiment for Dr. Phillip Jones of the University of Toronto's Institute for Environmental Studies.
9/19/1990
Green Plan: From left, Stephen Hall, Glen McKnight, Kevin Jardine and Gary Gallon, members of an environmental coalition, gather at Toronto City Hall yesterday to back energy efficiency
Green Plan: From left, Stephen Hall, Glen McKnight, Kevin Jardine and Gary Gallon, members of an environmental coalition, gather at Toronto City Hall yesterday to back energy efficiency
10/12/1992
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
The wax man: Willy Nelson shows how his hot wax application for picking up spilled oil can sop up oil sludge, held in his right hand, and turn it into a waxy misture, in his left hand, solving an environmental crisis
5/11/1989