This fall’s case competition focused on environmental racism and Bill C-230. This legislation was introduced to the Canadian Parliament to address environmental discrimination in environmental policy making. Its goal, if passed, is to collect statistical information on the location of environmental hazards across Canada, as well as the links between race, socioeconomic status, and health outcomes.
Those who entered the case competition were asked to think of an alternative policy to combat environmental racism while considering the impacts on indigenous communities and potential barriers of implementing their policy. RSN’s panel of judges reviewed the proposed solutions to determine which group came up with the most effective and realistic policy.