Tell your MP to get to work for the environment

By Devon Page, Executive Director, Ecojustice

As politicians prepare to get back to work following the recent federal election – it’s important that the environmental crises Canada faces are top of mind for all MPs.

Last week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet. And earlier this week, he presented Canada as global climate leader at COP26 in Glasgow.

But we need more than talk – we need immediate action.  

In advance of politicians returning to Parliament later this month, take action and tell your local MP and government ministers that you want immediate progress on key environmental issues now.

The next six months will be a crucial test our political leaders’ commitment to a safer, healthier future for all Canadians.  

It is vital that all MPs work together and take the following immediate actions:

• Reintroduce and pass legislation to strengthen the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and recognize your right to a healthy environment
• Ban the export of thermal coal by 2023, including American coal, from Canadian ports
• Introduce a corporate climate accountability law that requires Canadian companies, banks and financial institutions to align their business with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
• Introduce legislation to tackle systemic environmental racism and develop a strategy to address environmental justice in Canada

If Canada truly wants to be a leader on global stage, it’s time for politicians to put partisan bickering aside and take decisive steps to build a sustainable future for all Canadians.

You can help shift the focus back to these important environmental issues by sending a message to your local MP and key government ministers today.