Statement: Sierra Club Canada Reacts to the Climate Change Accountability Act, Bill C-311, Moving to Third Reading
“After years of the government backsliding on climate change it is refreshing to see political parties reuniting on this critical issue,” said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada. “The government must now heed the will of the House and the Canadian people, it is time to put this bill into law.”
“We can’t afford to put global warming aside anymore, we need real action to curb climate change in Canada,” said Bennett. “This bill should have been passed years ago, now we have to get moving on concrete measures to put this bill into practice.”
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John Bennett
John has a long history of campaigning on energy and environmental issues dating back to the 1970s when he co-founded the first Greenpeace office east of the Rockies and launched Green Peace’s first nuclear power campaign. He created a media session by leading a trio of Greenpeace activists who...