Jane McArthur
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About Jane McArthur
Jane McArthur is toxics program director at the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). She has a PhD in sociology with a specialization in social justice and has been an advocate for healthier and more just environments for over 25 years.
From a summertime of sadness to a symphony of actors
Health-care professionals say the climate crisis is a health emergency that perpetuates environmental injustice.
Hidden tailings leak reveals ongoing environmental racism in Canada
Alongside the calls from First Nations communities have been the calls from physicians. They, too, see the effects of environmental racism, including for their patients.
The life cycle of plastic is a death spiral
It is time to shift our lens and bring into focus that our society’s plastic addiction has become a matter of life and death.
‘The air we breathe, I don’t feel like I have any control over that’
The legal right to a healthy environment and environmental justice is fundamental as we work towards a future of improved environmental and human health.
A rights-based approach can address environmental threats to Canadians
In a historic move, the United Nations Human Rights Council recently voted in favour of recognizing the right to a healthy environment. This right has already been recognized by 156 countries. Canada is not yet one of them.
Admit it, you don’t know what CEPA reform means
For communities that are marginalized, a strengthened CEPA will be the backbone of a just transition.
Meditation won’t fix environmental, public health problems
Leading environmental and health groups in Canada are calling on all federal parties to prioritize CEPA modernization in this session of Parliament and to pass a strengthened bill before the end of the year.
Connecting the dots on climate health
To address climate change, toxic exposures, and environmental racism, it's time to get out our crayons, connect the dots, and bring the bigger picture of planetary health into view.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month deserves action, not ‘blah, blah blah’
Improved science communications are needed on the role of environmental and workplace hazards in breast cancer causation, writes Jane McArthur.
Voters deserve a commitment to strong environmental health protections
Canada's cornerstone environmental protection law hasn't been updated since 1999, and modern-day exposures, including those in some workplaces, are inadequately addressed under the legislation in its current form, write Atanu Sarkar and Jane McArthur of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.