Towards Pollution Prevention'', the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development recommended that the federal government take action under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to regulate lead sinkers and jigs by prohibiting the import, sale, manufacture and use of lead sinkers and jigs by May 31, 1997.
The Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development used the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to advocate for the prohibition of lead fishing sinkers and jigs.
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