Trudeau Announces Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Early as 2021

Trudeau Announces Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Early as 2021
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MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, QB.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government’s intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021.

Speaking at a nature reserve in Mont St-Hilaire, south of Montreal, Trudeau said the specifics of the ban still need to be worked out. He said Ottawa will conduct research to determine a course of action grounded in science.