Shane Moffatt
About Shane Moffatt
Shane Moffatt is the campaigns and advocacy manager at Ontario Nature. He has been working in environmental justice and human rights advocacy for almost 20 years. An Irish-Canadian, his family has been connected to Canada for several generations, beginning in the 1940s. He holds a law degree from University College Dublin and a masters in law from the University of Toronto, with a focus on the environment and human rights. As a settler on Indigenous lands, Shane recognises that the work to build a more ecological and just society starts with reconciliation and decolonisation.
As one species disappears from Ontario, Doug Ford weakens protections for the rest
If Ontario Premier Doug Ford scraps the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and creates “special economic zones,”
more endangered species will suffer the fate of the Blanchard’s Cricket Frog.
Federal government is talking out of both sides of its mouth on biodiversity loss
New legislation to protect Canada's biodiversity can ensure greater accountability for achieving federal commitments through transparent and independent annual reporting, writes Shane Moffatt of Greenpeace Canada.
Getting dirty palm oil out of Canadian dairy requires federal action
If palm oil from the rainforest for cows in the Prairies is either efficient or economical, we have a broken system, writes Shane Moffatt, leader of Greenpeace Canada’s nature and food campaign.