Canada's single-use plastic regulations face their first legal test today as the plastics lobby and the federal government head to court.
A federal court judge will hear arguments from lawyers on all sides from Tuesday to Thursday in Toronto.
"This is about tackling Canada's second most pertinent environmental crisis, which is the global plastics pollution crisis." The ban affects checkout bags, straws, stir sticks and cutlery. Some of these prohibitions have already taken effect and some won't happen until 2025. "The government's decision to regulate all plastic products may be motivated by laudable goals ," says a court document filed on behalf of the plastics industry. "However, those goals must be pursued in accordance with the Constitution."
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