UN expert: Canada's toxic waste policy shows disdain for Indigenous rights

Special rapporteur Baskut Tuncak urges Canada to engage with groups who live near toxic sites and respect basic human rights

Canada's handling of toxic chemicals and industrial waste shows a "blatant disregard for Indigenous rights", a UN human rights expert has said following an extensive fact-finding mission in the country.

Baskut Tuncak, the special rapporteur on toxic chemicals, called on Canada to improve its monitoring of hazardous materials in the country - and to better engage with the Indigenous people who live near harmful pollution.