Greenpeace Canada responded to Mark Carney’s election as Liberal Party leader by urging the government to prioritize a greener, fairer society over corporate interests. Senior Energy Strategist Keith Stewart called for policies that “protect people, not polluters or billionaires[…]” ahead of the next election. Contact laura.bergamo@greenpeace.org
As the House Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development will be hearing from the CEOs of Canada’s Big Five banks—Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank—as part of its study of the impact of the Canadian financial system on the climate and the environment. Ecojustice, … Read more
Greenpeace Canada inflated a 20-feet tall northern spotted owl in front of the main gates to the grounds of Rideau Hall, to remind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) of his government’s commitment to passing a new nature law. Despite having hosted the biggest biodiversity summit of the decade resulting in the “historic” Kunming-Montreal agreement and promising new nature legislation, the government has … Read more
Greenpeace is among the over 60 environmental and health organizations and businesses are calling on the federal government to expand the Single-Use Plastics Ban by adding six new categories: All takeout containers, cups and lids; bags, film and wrap; bottles and caps; filtered cigarettes; sachets, pouches and wrappers; and produce stickers. These six new categories encompass … Read more
Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist, Greenpeace Canada, issued a statement: “After more than five years in office, the Trudeau government is still incapable of proposing a target as ambitious as that of U.S. President Joe Biden who took office just three months ago. Despite recent positive commitments on climate, Canada remains under the influence of the oil … Read more
Greenpeace Canada welcomed federal cabinet ministers back to the House of Commons this morning with a demand to reject the Teck Frontier Mine, a controversial new project to massively expand oil extraction in the Alberta tar sands. Greenpeace will deliver its share of more than 100,000 petition signatures that environment groups across Canada have collected in … Read more
In response to the federal government’s launch of the Target 1 Challenge, Reykia Fick, forest campaigner at Greenpeace Canada said: “We are pleased the Government of Canada remains committed to its global target of protecting 17 per cent of Canada’s land and inland water by 2020 and highlights Indigenous Conserved and Protected Areas as a key … Read more
In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) lack of commitment after UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a move towards a ban on single-use plastics and urged other Commonwealth leaders to follow suite, Greenpeace Canada plastics campaigner, Farrah Khan, said: “Justin Trudeau actively chose not to commit when he could have seized the opportunity to … Read more
“Today’s budget promises the largest contribution in conservation that Canada has seen to date, and is a positive step forward. This investment will not only help us meet our domestic obligations to protect species at risk, such as caribou, it will also help Canada achieve its goal of 17 per cent protected land by 2020.” … Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously in favour of the Inuit hamlet of Clyde River in its case to stop oil exploration in the Canadian Arctic. Nader Hasan, Clyde River’s legal counsel, said: “The court’s decision is truly groundbreaking for Clyde River and for Indigenous rights across Canada. It took the highest Court in … Read more
