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The YCC Campaign is gathering organizational support to demand a significant commitment by the 2024 Fall Economic Statement. The initial deadline to sign will be November 7th. You can find the full English text of the letter here and sign the letter here. Vous pouvez lire la lettre en français ici.
Youth all around the country are calling for the federal government to create a national paid job training program where anyone 35 and under could apply and sign up for two years to do climate adaptation and mitigation work in their communities; a Youth Climate Corps. This would be a barrier-free, government-funded program to train youth for careers in the well-paying green jobs of the future. The vision for the training is in three areas of employment:
Stream 1: is emergency preparedness and response work - wildfire fighting, flood responses, and low-carbon care work involved during climate emergencies
Stream 2: jobs strengthening our community and environmental resilience to climate change - conservation positions, ecosystem restoration, shoring up community infrastructure; and
Stream 3: training in jobs that we immediately require to drive our everyday GHG emissions down - retrofitting our homes and buildings, renewable energy projects, and building our public transit systems.
Young people would finish this two-year-long program with a certification like a Red Seal to set them on a path for a long-term career doing this vital work. Built into the vision is a focus on equity-deserving communities who have historically been left behind. This would be a program that turns no one away. Federally funded but community-led.
The YCC campaign is really close to winning - it was in Budget 2024, federal government-led consultations are underway and they need your support to ensure the campaigns’ financial demands make it into the Fall Economic Statement, and Budget 2025.
Their call is for an initial federal investment in the YCC of $1 billion a year, which would then grow to accommodate demand. With a $1 billion a year investment, and a commitment to pay the prevailing living wage of about $25/hour, the YCC could create nearly 20,000 full-time jobs each year.
For more information on the campaign, check out these resources:
1. Policy Brief
2. Campaign FAQ
Thank you for your support!
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada is currently running a survey on a proposal to create a conservation network in the waters of the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy. They need to demonstrate overwhelming support for this project, and they need your help!
Here’s how you can contribute:
- Engage your supporters on this and ask them to support this project by filling out the survey. This could be done through your newsletter, email blasts, phone calls, socials, etc.
- Provide feedback on behalf of your organization by emailing them directly with a detailed letter at [email protected]. Here is a template letter for this purpose (courtesy of local CPAWS chapters). Feel free to adjust it as you please.
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Find out more and sign the petition with the link below:
https://www.greenpartynb.ca/environmental_rights
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We are excited to share that the Conservation Council of New Brunswick has launched a new campaign called “Tell the Facts.” — a campaign to do just that: Tell the facts about the federal clean electricity regulations and counter misleading ads launched in New Brunswick by the Alberta government.
Last September, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the “Tell the Feds” campaign, spreading inaccurate information about Ottawa’s clean electricity regulations. Unfortunately, New Brunswickers became unwitting targets of this misinformation for several months.
In light of this, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick has taken a stand with the “Tell the Facts” campaign aimed at setting the record straight on how these federal regulations will impact energy reliability, affordability and climate action in New Brunswick and across Canada.
The misinformation spread by Alberta about renewable energy is unacceptable, and our campaign is our firm response. We aim to showcase that clean, affordable energy can positively shape everyone’s future.
We encourage you to explore our campaign website, where you will find valuable and informative resources. Additionally, we’ve created a user-friendly letter-writing tool that allows you to easily communicate with federal politicians, demanding a strong commitment to a clean energy future.
Together, let’s rally for a better, cleaner future for New Brunswick and Canada. Click the link below to send your letter and be a part of this crucial movement.
Take action now! Your letter will be sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
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Energy poverty is a term used to describe households that spend six percent or more of their after-tax household income on heating, cooling, and lighting their homes.
Atlantic Canada has the highest rates of Energy Poverty in Canada. While citizens support the transition away from fossil fuels for electricity generation and home heating, they recognize the transition might mean electricity bills will increase, which is a concern for many already facing challenges with power bills.
Are you spending six percent or more of your after-tax household income on energy? Would you like to participate in the Atlantic Citizens’ Assembly to make recommendations to federal and provincial governments and utility Boards on how to keep electricity affordable and eliminate energy poverty, while eliminating carbon and air pollution from the electricity system?
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is hosting an Atlantic-wide Citizens’ Assembly with a diverse group of about 6 Participants from each of the Atlantic Provinces living in rural and urban communities, with different household incomes, educational backgrounds, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The event will take place online in May.
A Citizens’ Assembly is a process where people come together to consider an issue, supported by expert reports and advisors. A facilitator helps participants consider the facts, share their personal experiences, and identify areas of agreement and disagreement that can inform recommendations to decision-makers on opportunities to improve electricity affordability and reduce energy poverty.
If you are interested in participating in this important event, we ask you to consider the following:
- Do you have access to reliable internet, computer, and camera so you can join us for a virtual Citizens’ Assembly in May?
- Are you willing to fill out a pre-assembly survey to help us determine your suitability?
- Can you read reports on energy affordability and energy poverty that are in English (we will provide material in French where they are available)?
- Can you spare enough time to read the background materials we will share with you to help prepare you to participate in the Citizens’ Assembly? Reading background materials may take you three to four hours.
If you would like to participate in the Conservation Council’s Citizens’ Assembly on Electricity Affordability and Energy Poverty, please reach out to Faith at [email protected].
Successful applicants will each receive an honorarium of $200 after fully participating in the Citizen Assembly.
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Send your letter for secure, affordable, sustainable electricity
Acting on climate change is how we make life affordable
Join our letter-writing campaign calling on the federal government to implement a strong and effective Clean Electricity Regulation that protects our planet, our communities, and our wallets.
The federal government will soon issue a new set of rules to control planet-warming greenhouse gases from the electricity sector. Canada’s electricity system is already less polluting than it used to be because of regulations to phase out the use of coal and our dependence on hydro power. Now it’s time to finish the job.
The proposed Clean Electricity Regulation (CER), coming this spring, needs to take Canada over the finish line by embracing non-emitting energy sources like wind, solar, and hydro power and ditching fossil fuels no later than 2035.
If done right, these regulations will give Canadians a healthier, more affordable and reliable electricity system for years to come. That’s where you come in.
We need you to amplify our call for strong regulation—that means no extensions or loopholes for fossil fuel companies, no more burning stuff to make electricity, and financial support for people to ensure a smooth, fair and stable transition for all.
Take action now! Your letter will be sent to:
- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources
- Blaine Higgs, Premier of New Brunswick
- Gary Crossman, N.B. Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Your Member of Parliament based on your postal code
