Local leaders call on federal parties to commit to national green projects

B.C. local leaders join call for climate action, sovereignty plan

Mayors and councillors sent an open letter to federal party leaders as they get set for next week's debates

Leaders in Princeton, Nelson, Saanich join call for climate action, sovereignty plan

Mayors and councillors sent an open letter to federal party leaders as they get set for next week's debates

Local leaders call on federal parties to commit to national green projects

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Canadian mayors are calling its federal leaders for climate-related actions - The Canadian Media

Toronto/CMEDIA: In a letter written reportedly to Canada's five main federal party leaders, Municipal politicians across Canada have called for climate-related actions which they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental calamities. The letter was signed by a total of 128 mayors, deputy mayors, city councillors and area directors. Included in the group of Municipal politicians were Montreal Mayor

From Vancouver to Fredericton via Laval, some 125 elected municipal officials came out publicly on April 11 to send a clear message to the leaders of the federal parties just over two weeks from the election. Representing more than 10 million citizens, these mayors and municipal councillors are calling for "an ambitious plan for climate and economic security" in the country. Among the signatories of the manifesto "Let's roll up the sleeves", are…