We’re in a code red for the climate.
Our communities are on fire. They are flooding. They are struggling to make ends meet while the 1 per cent’s profits and emissions soar.
Our federal government must introduce and pass meaningful legislation addressing the intertwined climate, social, and economic crises. They’ll only do this if we hold them accountable to it.
Join us by ensuring that newly-elected MPs publicly commit to passing just transition legislation in Parliament.
We’ll get there by collecting batches of 25 signatures on Parliamentary petitions. This is the minimum number of signatures necessary for an MP to table a petition, and a first step toward their public commitment.
WHEREAS Canada must address the climate emergency, we the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call on the Prime Minister and the Government of Canada to enact just transition legislation that:
Reduces emissions by at least 60% below 2005 levels, and assists the Global South in cutting emissions by 80%, by 2030
Winds down the fossil fuel industry and related infrastructure, ends fossil fuel subsidies, and transitions to a decarbonized economy
Creates new public economic institutions and expands public ownership of services and utilities across the economy to implement the transition
Creates good green jobs and drives inclusive workforce development, led by and including affected workers and communities, and ensures decent, low-carbon work for all workers
Protects and strengthens human rights and worker rights, respects Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and knowledge by including them in creating and implementing this legislation, ensures migrant justice, and emphasizes support for historically marginalized communities
Expands the social safety net through new income supports, decarbonized public housing, and operational funding for affordable and accessible public transit countrywide
Pays for the transition by increasing taxes on the wealthiest and corporations and financing through a public national bank
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