"Are We There Yet?": Reflections on the Success of the Environment Law Movement in Ontario

In this short article, the author explores the history of the environmental law movement in Canada and explains how this history has affected many of the environmental laws and trends today. With a focus on Ontario, the author reports back from a round table discussion held in Toronto in early 2008. Some of Canada's leading environmental lawyers, as well as many of the pioneers of the environmental law movement, reflected at the round table on the extent to which their aspirations for strong, effective environmental laws have been met and how much more remains to be done. While we are not "there" yet, much has been accomplished. More importantly, a new generation of environmental lawyers has taken up the challenge of those early pioneers, and promises to advocate for environmental laws and policies that will ensure a safe and healthy environment for future generations.