{"id":11,"date":"2025-02-12T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cqde.org\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:15:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cqde.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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TOGETHER<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For a legal system that serves our environment!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We act as guardians of<\/strong> environmental law.<\/h2>

Our <\/span>team <\/span>of <\/span>lawyer<\/span>s <\/span>inform <\/span>you about your rights and the tools available<\/span> to <\/span>take effective action to protect nature<\/span>. At the same time <\/span>we<\/span> works<\/span> to advance the law and take legal action <\/span>to <\/span>protect<\/span> the environment.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPublic Register of Environmental Information: The CQDE takes note of the ruling and will continue its efforts with the government\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMore Pollution, Less Debate: The CQDE Sounds the Alarm on Bill 11\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBetween marketing and reality : A new CQDE report on greenwashing exposes the limits of \u201cgreen\u201d consumption\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our actions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In progress<\/span><\/h6>

Bill 93 – Stablex<\/h2>

Under the guise of urgency, the government has used a disturbing legislative procedure, introducing a special law for the benefit of one company, and proposing to circumvent environmental standards for its own benefit. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In progress<\/span><\/h6>

Omnibus environmental bill<\/h2>

This bill, which amends 13 statutes, including several under the responsibility of the Minister of the Environment, raises serious concerns, weakening the current legal framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In progress<\/span><\/h6>

Challenging the Mining Act<\/em><\/h2>

The Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation is challenging the constitutionality of certain sections of Quebec’s Mining Act<\/i>. They goes to court against the Quebec government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Obiterre<\/h3>

The first bank of popularized legal information <\/span>on<\/span> environmental law<\/span>,<\/span> to <\/span>make the law your <\/span>a<\/span>lly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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Getting involved<\/h3>

Would you like to make a<\/span> contribution<\/span> and <\/span>and support our mission<\/span>? Explore different ways of getting involved, adapted to your profile<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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Resources<\/h3>

All the documents you need to better understand environmental law and find out more about our actions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t

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