As revelations of Canada’s dark history of residential schools continue to come to light, we must all commit to learn more and do more to ensure that every child has a healthy, safe and nurturing place to learn, grow and play.
The HELD Campaign on the electrification of school buses was featured in the April 27th Toronto Star, highlighting the impacts of diesel exhaust and the need to shift school buses to electric. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/04/27/are-diesel-school-buses-poisoning-kids-why-replacing-them-with-electric-could-have-health-and-psychological-benefits.html?rf
This Call for Action presents the child health case for making an urgent and just transition from diesel-powered to electric school bus transportation across Canada.
In Ontario, one in three people (of all ages) have one or more chronic diseases, and at least 60% of Ontario’s health care costs are due to chronic diseases. In Canada, the prevalence
Environmental contaminants can have serious and long-term impacts on reproductive and child health. Information about these risks, and how to address them, is new to many service providers.
There is an important opportunity for the Government of Ontario to transition to an electric school bus fleet across the province, and to stop the use of diesel-fueled buses. The electrification of the
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