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Greenpeace Canada reaction to federal budget
Ottawa – In reaction to the release of the federal budget by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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Conservative’s climate plan
“At a time when we desperately need to do more, the Conservatives are unsurprisingly proposing we lower the bar even further. It may play well in oil company boardrooms, but it won’t prepare Canadians or the Canadian economy for the zero-carbon future.”
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CITIZEN GROUPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH AMBITIOUS CAMPAIGN TO PUT THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Montreal, March 31, 2021 – This morning, a broad coalition of mobilized community groups and environmental organizations from throughout Quebec held a virtual press conference to launch an ambitious awareness and mobilization campaign, Vire au Vert - to encourage all those who are concerned about the climate crisis to become actively involved in the upcoming…
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Supreme Court rules Federal Carbon Tax is constitutional
“This is a tremendously important decision"
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Environmental assessment devastating for GNL Québec: Provincial government must reject the project without delay
According to a large coalition of environmental, citizen, community, health, student and union groups, "Minister Charette has all the information and documentation necessary at his disposal to reject this project on science-based arguments.
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BAPE Report on GNL gas project : Legault does not have the greenlight and should bury the project
"The BAPE confirms that the Legault government does not have the greenlight on GNL since it does not respect the conditions the government set out, namely social license and respect for the environment, " said Greenpeace's Patrick Bonin.
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NEW LÉGER SURVEY – MAJORITY OF QUEBECERS ARE OPPOSED TO GNL QUÉBEC GAS PROJECT
The lack of social license for the GNL Québec project continues to grow as a new Léger poll conducted across the province from March 19 to March 21th reveals that 52% of Quebecers are against the project, up from 46% in November 2020. This represents a statistically significant jump of 6 points in just four…
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No to GNL Québec* : banners blossom across the province in rejection of the project
Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, Chicoutimi, Val-d'Or, Rouyn-Noranda - Today, the sun rose on six banners showing multiple communities’ solidarity in opposition to the GNL Québec project — from Saguenay to Montreal. Coming the day before the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) submits a key report to the Legault government, the coordinated actions send a united…
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Follow Biden’s Lead and Cancel TMX Say Large Collection of Groups Representing More Than 3.5 Million Canadians
A collection of labour, faith, health, science, youth, environmental, community, social justice and indigenous groups representing more than 3.5 million Canadians have sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and his entire cabinet asking for him to cancel the taxpayer-funded $12.6 billion and counting Trans Mountain pipeline project (TMX).
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Bloc Québecois becomes 3rd opposition party with position against Canada-Mercosur free trade deal: Greenpeace response
Ottawa – Today the Bloc Québecois published its position on the Canada-Mercosur free trade deal, joining the NDP and the Green Party in opposing the trade deal in its current…