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We’re Winning Now. Let's Bring it Home.

Diane Beckett — March 22, 2016

We’ve been hearing for years that climate change is the defining challenge of our lifetimes. That our children and theirs will judge us by what we did to stop the melting ice caps and the rising seas. That we’ll know we’re serious about climate change when we’ve mounted a peaceful mobilization on the scale of the Second World War to build a post-carbon world.

Aéroport de Montréal voyou manipule l’information aux dépends des contribuables.

Posted on March 21, 2016

Le temps est venu pour une enquête complète.

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L’ADM voyou manipule l’information aux dépends des contribuables. Le temps est venu pour une enquête complète.

Protecting the Earth Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Diane Beckett — March 11, 2016

But, Berta Cáceres, the Honduran Indigenous and environmental rights campaigner, was murdered last week for protecting the earth, in spite of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights mandating she receive protection.

From Whaling to Whale Watching: SCCF Gets a First-Hand Look at the Green Transition in Action

Diane Beckett — March 8, 2016

When a community has a 139-year tradition of whaling, you would expect it to be a tough sell and a tough slog for people to give up a familiar livelihood in the spirit of wildlife conservation.

Where Climate Rhetoric Meets Climate Reality

Diane Beckett — March 3, 2016

Today’s First Ministers’ meeting in Vancouver is a make-or-break opportunity for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and 13 provincial/territorial premiers to put some substance behind the conversations we’ve been hearing about ambitious, far-reaching climate solutions.

Federal Government’s Microbead Consultation is Open Until March 10

Diane Beckett — February 24, 2016

The federal government is moving ahead with a microbead ban that has already gained unanimous support in the House of Commons. You have until March 10 to have your say on the issue.

Trudeau State Dinner Brings Civil Society In from the Cold

Diane Beckett — February 17, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to Ottawa for a flurry of public appearances and announcements that signalled Canada’s re-engagement with the world.

Sierra Club Québec s'oppose à l'assujettissement des OSBL à la loi sur le lobbyisme

Posted on February 11, 2016

Sierra Club Quebec opposes the submission of non for profits to Quebec lobbying laws

Le 10 février, Sierra Club Québec a défendu, devant le Commissaire au lobbyisme du Québec, son opposition à l'assujettissement des OSBL à la Loi sur la transparence en matière de lobbysime, tel que suggéré dans le projet de loi no 56.

Dans la présente Loi sur la transparence en matière de lobbyisme, des OSBL sont exclus. Selon le législateur, cette situation nourrit la perception qu'il y existe de bons et de mauvais lobbyistes.

Sierra Club, SOSS Disappointed as Corridor Granted Third Free License Extension in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Posted on January 15, 2016

Sierra Club Canada Foundation and the Save Our Seas and Shores (SOSS) Coalition are deeply disappointed that a third extension has been granted for Corridor Resources’ exploration lease in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by federal and provincial natural resources ministers. The junior oil company was obliged to pay $1 million dollars to extend its lease beyond Jan.

Let’s Keep the Heat on 24 Sussex Renovation…Because It’s 2016

Diane Beckett — January 12, 2016

Last fall, Sierra Club Canada Foundation floated an audacious plan to rebuild the Prime Minister’s official residence at 24 Sussex Drive as a net-zero energy heritage retrofit.