Local Canadian leaders call for less pipelines, more climate action
- Municipal leaders across Canada are urging federal parties to focus on green infrastructure, warning against expanding fossil fuel projects that will worsen the climate crisis.
- The letter argues that proposed pipeline expansions harm Indigenous sovereignty and provide minimal long-term economic benefits.
- Cities like Jasper and Montreal, which experienced severe wildfires and floods last year, demand federal support to adapt to worsening climate-related impacts.
- Municipal leaders emphasize the need for investments that reduce emissions while protecting communities from climate events exacerbated by fossil fuel dependency.
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Canadian mayors call for climate-focused infrastructure over new oil pipelines
Municipal leaders across Canada are urging federal parties to prioritize green infrastructure and disaster resilience in the upcoming election, warning that expanding fossil fuel projects will deepen the climate crisis.Verity Stevenson reports for CBC News.In short:A coalition of 128 mayors, deputy mayors, and local officials signed an open letter demanding a national electric grid, high-speed rail, green affordable housing, and a climate disast…
Canadian mayors push federal leaders for action on climate, not pipelines
Municipal politicians across Canada have written a letter to the five main federal party leaders calling for climate-related actions they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental calamities.
An Open Letter From Canada’s Muncipal Mayors & Councillors To Federal Leaders For Action On Climate Crisis
(A Note from Niagara At Large – To This Date & Time, April 15th, 2025 At 12:15 P.M., St. Catharines Regional Councillor Haley Bateman is the only elected representative in all of Niagara to join more than 170 municipal representatives across Canada in lending her name to this Open Letter. How Disappointing Is That?) Posted April 15, 2025 on Niagara At Large Here Is The Open Letter to Canada’s Federal Party Leaders – St. Catharines Regional Co…
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