Science coverage and CSEE member news pieces.
CSEE Press Statement: The ‘Building Canada Strong Act’ comes at the cost of the environment
CSEE has examined Bill C-39 to ensure that it upholds the environmental standards of Canada. In our evaluation, the following aspects of Bill C-39 would reduce environmental protections, risking harm to human health, the environment, and nature...
CSEE Response to The West Coast Oil Pipeline
Response to the potential listing of the West Coast Oil Pipeline in Schedule 1 of the
Building Canada Act...
CSEE Response to Government of Canada's Proposed Critical Habitat Protection Regulations
Concerning the discussion Paper : "Proposed Critical Habitat Protection Regulations for federal lands made under section 59 of the Species at Risk Act"...
CSEE Students Respond to Government of Canada "Getting Major Projects Built in Canada"
Find out more about the social media campaign and how you can get involved...
CSEE Response to Government of Canada's "Getting Major Projects Built in Canada" Discussion Paper
Submitted to the Privy Council Office June 2026...
Le pari risqué du recul des garde-fous environnementaux
La Presse (4 Juin, 2026): "Comme biologistes travaillant sur la science de la biodiversité, nous croyons qu’il est essentiel que la population réalise les conséquences de ce qui est actuellement envisagé à Ottawa..."
Canada’s ‘major projects’ should not come at the cost of the environment
The Conversation Article (June 3rd, 2026).
Julia K. Baum, University of Victoria, Marc Johnson, University of Toronto, Sarah Otto, University of British Columbia
CSEE Statement in Support of U.S. Science
(April 4th, 2025):
We write to express our alarm over the U.S. government’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. scientific
enterprise, and our solidarity with CSEE members at U.S. institutions, our collaborators and colleagues
and all scientists based in the United States...