Bill C-69 is an opportunity for Canada to show that it takes the rights of children seriously by including assessment of impacts for children in the new environmental review process. The Convention on the Rights of the Child includes the right to a healthy environment, as well as requiring states to give the best interests of children high priority in all areas of law. Canada also received related recommendations in the last review of how it implements children’s rights.
The CCRC provides analysis and recommendations for amending Bill C-69 to better protect the rights of children to a healthy environment.