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The complainants also want the CSA to pay a $10-million fine towards conservation projects should the bureau — responsible for the administration and enforcement of the federal Competition Act — deem the CSA’s forestry sustainable labelling is false. The coalition also recommended the CSA be ordered to publicly retract certification claims of forestry sustainability if the case is verified. Devon Page, executive director of Ecojustice, says industry shapes the certification process labelling forest products as sustainable. Photo courtesy of Devon Page Canada’s weak environmental laws ...

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A coalition of conservationists is urging the B.C. government to use federal funds to protect old-growth forests and establish targets for endangered ecosystems.

A coalition of conservationists is urging the B.C. government to use federal funds to end the province’s new war in the woods on Vancouver Island, protect old-growth forest and establish targets for endangered ecosystems. Ken Wu, executive director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance, said Premier John Horgan should capitalize on federal funding and align with national and international initiatives to set targets to protect vital land and marine areas. “It’s a game-changing plan,” Wu told the National Observer. Get top stories in your inbox. Our award-winning journalists bring you ...