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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada
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Empowering citizens to advocate for pollution pricing, climate-aligned finance, and fossil fuel ad truth. Building a liveable world since September 2010. canada.citizensclimatelobby.org
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🌲 And thank you to Manel Fall (Parliamentary Assistant for @kayabagaarielle.bsky.social) for meeting with CCL Canada members from London and Ottawa!
Photo of Manel Fall with CCL Canada members
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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🌊 Thank you to Nicole Ellement (Senior Regional Advisor with Environment and Climate Change Canada) for meeting with CCL Canada’s delegation from British Columbia!

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Photo of Nicole Ellement with CCL Canada members
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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🏔️ Thank you to Patrick Cousineau (Chief of Staff for @gregmcleanyyc.bsky.social) for meeting with CCL Canada members from Calgary, Winnipeg, and North York!
Photo of Patrick Cousineau with CCL Canada members
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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🌳 Thank you to Onurcan Gokkaya (Stakeholder Relations Manager to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social) for meeting with @seniorsfcan.bsky.social and GASP members!
Photo of Onurcan Gokkaya with SCAN! and GASP members
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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✏️“We can’t abandon ship every time fossil fuel companies or certain provinces make a fuss."
Screenshot of a letter to the editor. The text reads: “I advocated for and supported the cap on emissions. But if it has to go, it has to go. If the industrial price on pollution can bring about the same emissions reductions, then that’s great. However, for any emissions reduction strategy to be effective, one thing has to happen: We need to actually do it. This may sound trite, but we can’t abandon ship every time fossil fuel companies or certain provinces make a fuss. We can change the tools for meeting our climate targets, as long as we’re not throwing the whole tool box away every time someone doesn’t play nice. Mary Blake Rose, London Ontario.”
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🖊️“Let’s expand our policies for an alternative green economy, not our leniency for oil producers."
Screenshot of a letter to the editor. The text reads: “Re “Liberal ministers avoid saying when emissions cap could be scrapped” (Report on Business, Nov. 10): If Ottawa’s carbon pricing will truly make the emissions cap redundant, then why not leave it in place as a safety backstop? It would be much better to have insurance for a livable future than risk missing our climate targets. When we remember the damage of last summer’s wildfires, it should be clear that it’s not the emissions cap that will become superfluous in the future, but the socioeconomic gains of more oil production. The cost of fires, relocations and damage from climate change will likely far outweigh the potential jobs and revenue from more fossil fuel expansion. Let’s expand our policies for an alternative green economy, not our leniency for oil producers. The emissions cap can help us move in that direction. Joey Maslen, Calgary”
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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📣What do we want?

🗣️The political will for evidence-based policies that would reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by diverting money away from fossil fuels, like industrial carbon pricing, climate-aligned finance, and methane regulations!

📣When do we want it?

🗣️Now!
Photo of about 40 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada volunteers in Ottawa, posing for a group photo. Most are wearing “Canadian tuxedoes” or hockey jerseys, or wearing accessories with maple leaves and Canadian flags on them. Several are holding signs with messages like “Make Polluters Pay.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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And here's Virginia in conversation with Amy Topshee, Parliamentary Intern for Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr!
Photo of Citizens’ Climate Lobby Winnipeg leader Virginia Cail in conversation with Amy Topshee, Parliamentary Intern for Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr.
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Volunteers Virginia Cail and Lori Bohn travelled from Winnipeg to Ottawa last month for our national conference. Here they are after their meeting with Elmwood—Transcona MP Colin Reynolds!
Photo of MP Colin Reynolds standing outside his office with a group of Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada volunteers. From left: Cathy Lacroix of Toronto, Bob Eaton of Saskatchewan, Virginia Cail of Winnipeg, MP Colin Reynolds, Lori Bohn of Winnipeg, Vanessa Fiore of Vaughan, and Mark Taylor of Calgary.
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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🌿 Congratulations to MP Fragiskatos on ten years representing Londoners, and thank you for always making time to talk about ensuring a liveable future!

#ldnont #CanPoli #ClimateSolutions
Photo of MP Peter Fragiskatos in his office in Ottawa in October 2025 with Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada members Arnold, Jeffrey, and Mary Blake.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🍁 London Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos met with CCL Canada members for the first time back in 2016 (pictured here), many times since then, and most recently at our national conference last month (pictured below)
Photo of MP Peter Fragiskatos in June 2016 in his office in Ottawa with Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada members Sonya, Ron, Chantal, Mary Blake, Cheryl, and Tom.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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🍁Donna, our group leader in Milton, was recently invited by her MP @avankoeverden.bsky.social to speak at a post-Budget announcement. These are a few of the very wise words she had to say!
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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🍁We’re grateful to Senator ypwoo.bsky.social for meeting with Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada volunteers in Ottawa last month to talk about building a clean and prosperous future for Canada!
Photo of Senator Yuen Pau Woo and six Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada volunteers standing in front of a Canadian flag.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🍁Thank you to Wade Grant, MP for Vancouver Quadra, for being one of the parliamentarians who took the time to meet with us!
Photo of Vancouver Quadra constituent Juliana with her MP, Wade Grant
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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🌳People have power! Politicians are elected by the people, so they need to hear from the people! That’s why last month, over 50 volunteers from across Canada came to Ottawa and met with their MPs on Parliament Hill to talk climate solutions.
Photo of Citizens' Climate Lobby volunteers Lyn, Hyago, Juliana, Taylor, and Cheryl with MP Wade Grant
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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🍁Thank you to Wade Grant, MP for Vancouver Quadra, for being one of the parliamentarians who took the time to meet with us.
Photo of Vancouver Quadra constituent Juliana with her MP, Wade Grant
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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"Well on the topic of misinformation, it's obvious that misinformation regarding climate policies does benefit a certain sector."

"All I have is my experience and my fear for my future."

-Sophia Mathur, age 18, speaking to the House of Commons ENVI Committee
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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LTE today in Toronto Star by Jeffrey Levitt
Indus­trial car­bon pri­cing a step in right dir­ec­tion
Our volunteers will be remembered for their persistence & integrity.
When all is said and done, they will be remembered as good ancestors! torontostarreplica.pressreader.com/article/2817...
TORONTO STAR LETTER TO THE EDITOR NOVEMBER 4, 2025 Indus­trial car­bon price key to PM's new plan, Oct. 30 There is little doubt car­bon pol­lu­tion is driv­ing dev­ast­at­ing wild­fires, floods and droughts in Canada. It is there­fore hope­ful to learn the Car­ney gov­ern­ment plans to make indus­trial car­bon pri­cing a corner­stone of its new cli­mate com­pet­it­ive­ness strategy. Indus­trial car­bon pri­cing is a clas­sic example of the “pol­luter pays” model of envir­on­mental reg­u­la­tion. It is also a work­horse of policies aimed at redu­cing car­bon pol­lu­tion. Accord­ing to the Cana­dian Cli­mate Insti­tute, Canada's indus­trial car­bon pri­cing sys­tems — if main­tained — would do more than any other policy to cut car­bon pol­lu­tion between now and 2030. We owe future gen­er­a­tions a com­mit­ment to take all meas­ures pos­sible to ensure they will enjoy a liv­able world. A cli­mate com­pet­it­ive­ness strategy that includes main­tain­ing and strength­en­ing indus­trial car­bon pri­cing is an import­ant part of meet­ing that oblig­a­tion. Jef­frey Levitt, Toronto
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Today, Sophia will be presenting the ENVI standing committee for the house of commons Canada. Watch www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...
She is specifically focussing on making polluters pay and CCS and sharing our laser talk booklet.
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#CCCLCONF2025
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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THE PEOPLE'S MINISTRY OF THE FUTURE #CCCLCONF2025
Sun. Oct. 19
Day 1 of our conference about half us walked to Parliament Hill singing songs of hope. We know the transformation of the economy will not be linear because Here Comes the Sun!
Day 1 Dresscode was Canadian Tuxedos or Hockey Jerseys
October 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Rebellions are built on Hope
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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We invite you to join THE PEOPLE'S MINSTRY OF THE FUTURE #CCCLConf2025
⭐ 14 stellar keynotes, panelists, speakers, & artists
🗣️ 61 constituent lobbyists from QC, ON, MB, SK, AB & BC
👀 5 conference observers
💻 60 and growing online participants
Zoom Link
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The conference poster with faces of the speakers circling a beautiful forest. Here is the conference agenda Sunday, October 19 (1:30–4:00 pm ET) 1:30 pm: Welcome & Land Acknowledgement 1:45 pm: Ecumenical Perspectives – Beth Lorimer (KAIROS) 2:00 pm: Carbon Pricing Panel – Dr. Paul Kershaw (Generation Squeeze), Dr. Helen Hsu (CAPE) and Dave Sawyer (Canadian Climate Institute) 3:00 pm: Tzeporah Berman and Sophia Lindfield and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 3:30 pm: Design your motivational interviewing question with Vince Schutt 4:00 pm: Online portion ends. Monday, October 20 (1:30–4:00 pm ET) 1:45 pm: Welcome & Opening 2:00 pm: Catherine McKenna – Stories & reflections from Run Like a Girl (books available!) 2:30 pm: Senator Rosa Galvez – Advancing a climate-aligned federal financial framework 3:00 pm: Ecojustice Lawyers Reid Gomme & Danielle Gallant – Update on the Mathur et al climate lawsuit 3:30 pm: Rebellions are built on hope - reflections on the conference. 4:00 pm: Ends Conference agenda Sunday, October 19 (1:30–4:00 pm ET) 1:30 pm: Welcome & Land Acknowledgement 1:45 pm: Ecumenical Perspectives – Beth Lorimer (KAIROS) 2:00 pm: Carbon Pricing Panel – Dr. Paul Kershaw (Generation Squeeze), Dr. Helen Hsu (CAPE) and Dave Sawyer (Canadian Climate Institute) 3:00 pm: Tzeporah Berman and Sophia Lindfield and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 3:30 pm: Design your motivational interviewing question with Vince Schutt 4:00 pm: Online portion ends. Monday, October 20 (1:30–4:00 pm ET) 1:45 pm: Welcome & Opening 2:00 pm: Catherine McKenna – Stories & reflections from Run Like a Girl (books available!) 2:30 pm: Senator Rosa Galvez – Advancing a climate-aligned federal financial framework 3:00 pm: Ecojustice Lawyers Reid Gomme & Danielle Gallant – Update on the Mathur et al climate lawsuit 3:30 pm: Rebellions are built on hope - reflections on the conference. 4:00 pm: Ends
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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🌍 This October 19–21, join Mary Blake and fellow climate-concerned constituents at The People’s Ministry of the Future to help redirect money away from fossil fuel pollution and toward a liveable world!

Register to attend online before October 17! www.karelo.com/register.php...
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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This coming Sunday & Monday we are converging in Ottawa to learn about how the transformation is already underway & how we can help. What an amazing conference lineup. Over 90 people have signed up. Sign up at the Canadian company Karelo #ShopCanadian
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October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Connection is what give our movement strength! Join us Oct 19 - 21 at the People's Ministry of the Future conference where we will find the compassion and courage to build a better future together!

Register to attend online by October 17: www.karelo.com/register.php...
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM