• Important Mobilization - For a stronger CEPA!

    We can all be proud: Bill S-5, which amends CEPA, is before the ENVI committee in the House of Commons where it will be studied and amendments may be made, before returning to the House for the final vote!

    We are calling on groups and individuals to bring to the attention of our elected officials the reasons why the law must be seriously strengthened.

    Our mobilization work in Quebec is more essential than ever and there is a final push to make.

    We're hosting an important mobilization (drop in style) Tuesday, November 22nd between 4pm and 7pm! Save the date!

    Click here for more information

  • The Lifecyle: of Plastic: Cradle to Grave

    The Plastic Project is a people-focused video series created in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Environmental Defence, and Breast Cancer Action Quebec. The project is an awareness campaign that illustrates three key components of the plastic problem in three separate videos entitled:

    1) The "Lifecycle" of Plastic: Cradle to Grave;
    2) Plastic and Human Health; and
    3) Plastic and Climate Change.

    The aim of this project is to bring to light the many ways in which plastic - from the extraction of oil in unceded territories to the exportation of plastic waste to the global south - negatively impacts the health of our environment, our bodies, and the climate.

    Watch video

  • The Environmental Injustice of Beauty: An ENRICH Project Social Media Campaign

    Join the ENRICH Project and partners Shake Up The Establishment, Breast Cancer Action Quebec, Prevent Cancer Now, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Environmental Defence, and Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month when the ENRICH Project launches the Environmental Injustice of Beauty.

    For more information and to get engaged in the conversation, please visit ENRICH’s social media platforms.

    Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gqmUJCwp
    TikTok: @enrichproject
    ENRICH Website: www.enrichproject.org
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-enrich-project/about/?viewAsMember=true

  • How far do women have to run before we stop getting breast cancer in the first place?

    Stop running from the problem: prevent breast cancer by reducing toxic chemicals

    Read our op-ed for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Seventy to 90 per cent of breast cancers are related to environmental exposure. Yet primary prevention — stopping cancer before it starts — has been hampered by pinkwashing, greenwashing and industry lobbying.

  • New Program: Costs of Illness

    Despite our public healthcare system, a serious illness almost always brings unexpected costs to individuals and families. We created a bilingual website that brings users through the range of financial impacts of a serious illness and how they can protect themselves depending on their situation.

    This project is a partnership with Breast Cancer Action Quebec, Proche Aidance Quebec, Relais-Femme, CIAFT and ACEF Rive-Sud - Funded by l'Autorité des marchés financiers

    Learn more about Cost of Illness

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REACH OUT TO YOUR MP?

Nancy Guberman, retired university professor of social work and BCAQ activist has this message for you:

Françoise David, former spokesperson of Québec solidaire and former President of la Fédération des Femmes du Québec has this message for you (in French only):

BCAQ is concerned for CEPA Reform: OP-ED in the Montreal Gazette

Opinion: Canada needs stricter measures on toxic substances

"A bill before Parliament contains some positive elements, however some of its provisions should be strengthened."

"Without the proper legislative tools to tackle the most pressing environmental health issues, we are left to watch the resulting negative health impacts grow and environmental injustices flourish," Jennifer Beeman and Cassie Barker write in an op-ed piece that was published in the Montreal Gazette on Monday, May 9, 2022.

Read the op-ed

Preventing Breast Cancer by Decarbonizing Our Lives

Three Unique Perspectives

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 7pm

How can the complex links between climate change and illness, including breast cancer - that can be traced back to fossil fuels - be made clear?

 

BCAQ NEWS

An important year bringing many changes

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BCAQ IN THE NEWS: The time for the government to act is now

Looking Ahead in 2022

Challenging the System

Working harder than ever for prevention. Please donate today.

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BCAQc relies on membership dues and private donations to stay in operation. A stronger membership is a stronger voice. It also helps to substantiate our financial applications for government grants and private foundations. Please consider joining us today!

With your support BCAQc is working hard to get vital information about environmental and chemical links to breast cancer to the public, and we now know that our message is being heard.

There are many ways you can be involved: volunteer, write a letter to the editor, book an educational workshop for your school, community group or work place. Engage with us, follow us on social media, share your opinions and ideas – take BCAQc’s message to your community! Be a voice for a change!

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