Victory!  The Climate Change Accountability Act passes its third and final reading in the House of Commons!

Next stop: the Senate!

“The passing of the Climate Change Accountability Act is a huge victory for climate change policy in Canada.The environmental movement has supported this Bill from its inception as one of the strongest pieces of climate change legislation in Canadian politics," John Bennett, Sierra Club Canada.
 
Everyone deserves credit for the passing of this Bill! Thank you to those who celebrated with us last night both in person and in spirit.

This morning a new chapter of the campaign began as we dropped off 108 letters to the Canadian Senate urging them to pass this Bill as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

See the rest of our press release here.

See our open letter to the Senate in support of the Climate Change Accountability Act

News Media: Harper hears transatlantic calls for climate-change reforms

Friends of the Earth Europe Report: Tar Sands undermine Europe's climate credentials

“Europe risks becoming a climate villain if it does not take effective action to prevent the entry of oil from tar sands into European markets. The environmental damage caused by tar sands may be outside the EU, but the trail of destruction leads to its door,” Darek Urbaniak, Friends of the Earth Europe.

Environmental Defence Report: Falling Behind: Canada's Lost Clean Energy Jobs

This report examines clean energy investments made by Canada's federal government and by U.S. President Obama. Key findings include that Canadians have missed out on approximately 66,000 jobs because the federal government has failed to match the U.S. in renewable energy investments. more

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Polaris Institute Report: Corporate Profile of Enbridge Inc.

In advance of Enbridge Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for Wednesday, May 5th, the Polaris Institute and the Indigenous Environmental Network are releasing a new corporate profile of the company. In the profile, Enbridge Inc’s dirty tar sands gamble is exposed as potentially dangerous in terms of its impacts on the environment and First Nations communities. more

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