Urge Canada to Strengthen Regulations of Toxic Chemicals!
Did you know that Canadian environmental laws are so lax that companies are not required to disclose ingredients on many consumer goods? Often I find myself having to buy imported goods from the US or abroad because my disabilities require that I avoid many additives, and Canadian goods do not provide me with enough information to adequately judge the product. This is just the tip of the iceberg, of course: dumping laws are weak, accountability is poor, and protection for endangered areas is arbitrary to nonexistent. Canada plays green, but recently ranked near the bottom of the industrialized world in its environmental habits - worse than countries like Korea or Greece, both of whom are not exactly noted for being stellar. Environmental Defense has mounted a petition - overly modest in that it seeks only 5,000 signatures and already has over 3300! - calling for Canada to shape up its environmental act. It's open to international signatories, so please do go stuff your autograph in the virtual box: Canada belongs to your planet and your planet deserves better.
My note on the petition: I and my fellow Hippyshoppers call on the Canadian government to provide at _least_ the level of regulation provided by the American government! I find it shocking that I am obligated to buy American-made products if I want to get full disclosure on the ingredients in my beauty products and other consumer goods. Shame! [GT]
