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Shake Up The Establishment
Non-partisan, federally incorporated nonprofit promoting environmental literacy and political climate action in Canada.
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?? City of Port Moody Becomes the 7th B.C. Municipality to Vote to Sue Big Oil
Within 10 days after the City of Burnaby voted to Sue Big Oil, the City of Port Moody announced its support to work with other BC local governments to bring a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies to recover a fair share of the communities’ climate costs.?
Learn more: https://suebigoil.ca/port-moody-becomes-seventh-bc-local-government-to-vote-to-sue-big-oil/?
?? Amidst Delays, Advocates Push for Final Approval of Canada’s Environmental Racism Legislation
Advocates are calling on the Senate to expedite the final approval of Bill C-226, National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, which proposes measures to redress environmental racism and for environmental justice, before the summer recess.
?? Provincial Government Modifies Powers of the Ontario Energy Board with the Passing of Bill 165
The rapidly passed Bill 165 gives more power to the Minister of Energy, by allowing them to enforce the independent Ontario Energy Board to hold additional consultation sessions regarding natural gas and electricity-related decisions being made by the Board.
Read our breakdown of Bill 165: https://www.shakeuptheestab.org/post/ontario-s-bill-165-explained-how-the-bill-overruling-the-provincial-independent-energy-board-influe?
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??Officials Urgred to Monitor Chemical Pollution after Aamjiwnaang First Nation Declares State of Emergency
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency earlier this month, resulting in 10 people being brought to the hospital. A court has ordered chemical companies to take stricter measures to control air and water pollution. The order “will require some petrochemical production facilities to implement vapor-control measures.”
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??Motion for a Youth Climate Corps delivered to Parliament
The Youth Climate Corps has gained the support of 32 Members of Parliament (MPs), having all signed a letter initially brought forward by MP Laurel Collins. Now, this letter is in the hands of the Prime Minister, asking for the creation of a Youth Climate Corps.
Learn more: https://www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/takeaction?
??B.C. Government Provides Update on Old-Growth Forest Conservation
The B.C. government has released an update on their work on the 14 recommendations they received from an independent review of the province’s old-growth forests in 2020. The provincial government defines an old-growth forest as a forest that’s been around for over 140 years with minimal human intervention.
Learn more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024FOR0028-000785?
??Read and Comment on the National Framework for Environmental Learning Survey
The Government of Canada is looking for feedback on a framework for learning about the environment.