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Youth Occupy House of Commons Calling for Green New Deal Government
Deliver 338 “Mandate Letters from our Generation” calling
for politicians to rise above business as usual,
and to form a government to tackle the climate emergency
Deliver 338 “Mandate Letters from our Generation” calling
for politicians to rise above business as usual,
and to form a government to tackle the climate emergency
OTTAWA, ON – Early this morning twenty seven young people from the Our Time campaign began a sit-in inside Canada’s House of Commons. Carrying 338 “Mandate Letters from our Generation” for incoming Members of Parliament, they are calling on elected officials to set aside partisanship and form a government that will pass a made-in-Canada Green New Deal.
“We’re calling on every Member of Parliament to accept the mandate from our generation that they come together and make tackling the climate emergency priority number one,” said Simran Dhunna, an organizer with Our Time Toronto. “Temperatures, injustice, and inequality are rising. A government that will push a Green New Deal is the only way to stop that.”
The action comes as Justin Trudeau has signaled plans to forge ahead without the formal support of other parties, and to prioritize tax cuts and pipeline expansion ahead of climate action. Organizers are worried that without pressure from outside, politicians could easily break the promises of bold climate action that the majority of people in Canada voted for.
“In 2015, fossil fuel lobbyists were sitting down with the Trudeau government, and watering down our climate ambition just days after the election. In 2019, our generation won’t stand for that,” Karolina Krym an organizer with Our Time Ottawa explained. “Climate change is impacting us now, so we’re acting now and we expect our politicians to do the same.”
Our Time organizers across the country are supporting the sit-in online, urging MPs to accept their mandate letters and get to work on a Green New Deal that brings people together all across the country.
“A Green New Deal is the only plan that recognizes we can’t tackle the climate crisis without dealing with racism, inequality and supporting communities through a transition off fossil fuels,” said Stephen Buehler, an Our Time organizer and journeyman machinist in Edmonton. “It’s the only plan that says ‘yes, this is going to be a big change,’ and also tells workers and communities that we’ve got their backs.”
For more details
Download the Our Time Mandate Letter
“We’re calling on every Member of Parliament to accept the mandate from our generation that they come together and make tackling the climate emergency priority number one,” said Simran Dhunna, an organizer with Our Time Toronto. “Temperatures, injustice, and inequality are rising. A government that will push a Green New Deal is the only way to stop that.”
The action comes as Justin Trudeau has signaled plans to forge ahead without the formal support of other parties, and to prioritize tax cuts and pipeline expansion ahead of climate action. Organizers are worried that without pressure from outside, politicians could easily break the promises of bold climate action that the majority of people in Canada voted for.
“In 2015, fossil fuel lobbyists were sitting down with the Trudeau government, and watering down our climate ambition just days after the election. In 2019, our generation won’t stand for that,” Karolina Krym an organizer with Our Time Ottawa explained. “Climate change is impacting us now, so we’re acting now and we expect our politicians to do the same.”
Our Time organizers across the country are supporting the sit-in online, urging MPs to accept their mandate letters and get to work on a Green New Deal that brings people together all across the country.
“A Green New Deal is the only plan that recognizes we can’t tackle the climate crisis without dealing with racism, inequality and supporting communities through a transition off fossil fuels,” said Stephen Buehler, an Our Time organizer and journeyman machinist in Edmonton. “It’s the only plan that says ‘yes, this is going to be a big change,’ and also tells workers and communities that we’ve got their backs.”
For more details
Download the Our Time Mandate Letter