Next week the federal government’s online consultation on our 2030 climate targets closes. It’s a crucial opportunity for us to have our say about Canada’s climate targets and the plan to reach them. The consultation was launched under the radar in December, and the deadline for submissions is January 13.
Note: This consultation is different from the Net-Zero Advisory Body’s consultation in November-December. This current consultation is being run by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Here are three options for taking part in the consultation:
- If you have no time to make a direct submission, send a message through Leadnow’s website.
- Even better, use this helpful toolkit developed by Climate Messengers Canada: Environment Minister’s Public Consultations Toolkit. You can also find it at Climate Messengers Canada’s website. The toolkit gives you sample answers as well as background information – so you can tailor it to how much time you have and your key concerns. (Keep in mind that you don’t have to answer every consultation question.)
- If you don’t need any help with your submission, here’s the consultation website: Engagement on Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan – Public Submission Portal.
This consultation could be a turning point where Canada finally takes action to tackle the climate emergency.
If we don’t make our voices heard before the deadline, the government will have a mandate to listen to the powerful fossil fuel lobby, which has been mobilizing to stack the results in their favour.