[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Climate accountability…finally!

[Mary Brown]

Yes!
Mary
mbrown7069 at gmail.com



On Fri, 2 Jul 2021 at 10:08, Catherine Walther via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> We did it!  Hurray!!!🎉🎼🎶🍾🥂👏
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> Date: Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 8:01 AM
> Subject: Climate accountability…finally!
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> It was a dramatic process that kept us on the edges of our seats until the
> 11th hour, but we did it!
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> We did it! Bill C-12 for climate accountability was passed
>
> Hello Catherine!
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> It was a dramatic process that kept us on the edges of our seats until the
> 11th hour, but we did it! *MPs and the Senate passed Bill C-12 for the
> Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act before their summer recess.* For
> the first time, Canada has a law to ensure our government follows through
> on promised climate action in a transparent, systematic and holistic way.
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> While Bill C-12 falls short of the international gold standard, it will
> provide a foundation to ensure that Canada never misses another climate
> target.* This legislation signals a new beginning for Canada’s expanding
> climate movement.*
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> This is the result of hard work by so many of you, our partner
> organizations, grassroots organizers and caring citizens. Together we
> generated tens of thousands of petition signatures, hundreds of letters to
> editors, social media ‘storming’, witness testimonies to strengthen the
> bill, well-researched legal recommendations, published opinion pieces and
> news articles. We’re proud to have the legal expertise of DSF’s climate
> solutions director Sabaa Khan, who helped us advocate for passage of a
> strengthened bill. *Teamwork and people power for the win!*
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> This bill earned the support of multiple political parties but not all. We
> give a shout-out to the political representatives and senators who put
> partisan politics aside to pass this bill into law.
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> *As usual, the work is not over.* The true test of this legislation will
> be in its implementation, so we will continue to work with you to advocate
> for strong implementation and for ever-increasing ambitious climate action.
> Recent and ongoing extreme weather events are putting a fine point on the
> need for urgent climate action.
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> *We are grateful to have you with us on this journey.*
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> Sincerely,
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> Jodi Stark
> David Suzuki Foundation
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