Alyssa Scanga
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About Alyssa Scanga
Alyssa Scanga has been an organizer with Climate Justice Durham and Climate Strike Canada since 2019. She works with the environmental organization Banking on a Better Future, and her writing about climate and energy issues has been featured in the Toronto Star and Arthur Newspaper. Alyssa studies environmental and resource science at Trent University with a specialization in climate change science and policy.
Doug Ford’s Bill 23 mistakes protections for restrictions
The Ford government’s Bill 23 claims that environmental protections are a hurdle to profits and affordable housing. In actuality, environmental regulations are guardrails, protecting us from a cliff of preventable flooding, environmental degradation, and sky-high infrastructure costs.