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COVID-19 prevented 31 billions of ocean pollution being dumped on Canada’s coast. What happens once it’s over?

The decision to stop cruise ships while we wait for widespread vaccination is a smart move that is consistent with public health and preventative practises to fight COVID-19. It is also an opportunity.

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BY ANNA BARFORD
February 15, 2021

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When will Ottawa stop allowing cruise ships to treat B.C.’s coastline like their personal toilet bowl?

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Transport Canada must escalate the pollution control and match the laws directly abutting Canada, instead of delaying regulations with voluntary half-steps.

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Now is the time to act for Canada to help protect the world’s oceans

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Now is the time to act for Canada to help protect the world’s oceans

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The fifth International Marine Protected Areas Conference in Vancouver is the chance to chart a course towards a world where we are not just neighbours, but also caretakers of our ocean ecosystems.