Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada

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Empowering citizens to advocate for pollution pricing and climate-aligned finance. Building a liveable world since September 2010. Focus is our superpower. canada.citizensclimatelobby.org

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 2d

Who’s next? Europe and the rest of the world should take heed. Canada will be the first country ever to be subjected to tariffs under Section 338 of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 4d

We are on the brink of entering uncharted territory with the super El Niño on the horizon. Don’t lose your nerve. The liars will be exposed.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 6d

How much more evidence do the politicians and financiers need to know that fossil fuels are fuelling the fires? 85% of greenhouse gases comes from burning fossil fuels. We need policies that will stop the hellish madness NOW!

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 8d

85% of GHGs come from fossil fuels—yet the industry has spent decades delaying action. Now, they’re pushing new fossil fuel projects, claiming carbon capture will save us. 😀Spoiler: It’s a fairytale.👺 🔗 Dive into the history of CCS in Canada thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 22d

Yesterday, 19 year-old Maggie, our leader in Richmond Hill Ontario met with her Member Of Parliament Vincent Ho to discuss Climate policies. It was a good conversation. Maggie has been lobbying with us since she was 11 years old. She is also @realityclimatique.bsky.social leader. Go Maggie!

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 22d

We have no doubt that 🇨🇦 Canada is a #Petrostate. It’s obvious that big oil has a stranglehold on our government. We focus specifically on getting money away from fossil fuels one riding at a time. If that interests you, you can learn more on Wednesday night. citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 25d

US politicians blaming Canada for the wildfire smoke is deplorable. The USA is the #1 producer of oil and gas on this planet. Fossil fuels companies have lied to us for decades about the energy transition. Their product and lies are the cause global heating. It is harrowing to know what is coming.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· 25d

Yes, it’s really hot and the north pole is on track for a record-breaking year for ice coverage nsidc.org/sea-ice-today

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jul 13

Today, in the Globe & Mail. @maryblakerose.bsky.social CCLer in London Ontario put a positive spin on what feels unfamiliar. And way to go, Nova Scotia.

A newspaper clipping from today
Power to the people

RE a new spin on windenergy in Nova Scotia
The story is about the provinces first direct customer energy program services an important reminder of a key tool we have to fight Climate change: saying yes, conversations about renewable energy are often met with fear because the familiar. Meanwhile, fossil fuels continue to have negative impact that we’ve known about. The technology to Transition, our energy already exist The rest is up to us.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jul 9

Middle powers of the world, unite! We are trying to understand what is happening, and this article is helping. It was in the @economist.com yesterday.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jul 5

Not only is our country about to possibly fund a tarsands pipeline with taxpayer money, it will potentially severely weaken the industrial carbon price with a very questionable national carbon credit program. Please follow: @simondonner.bsky.social Read more here www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...

Wildfire converging on a city is the photo

Overlay that are the words

For the record, we are for a
price on pollution from fossil fuels,
and not the shameful National Carbon Credit Framework under construction,
currently.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jun 26

We have done so much work this year that we’re celebrating it with 10 days off! Look for a report from us at the end of July telling you that we’ve done so far this year.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jun 22

June Ottawa lobbying canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/follow-the-m... We aren't afraid to improvise! @keith65.bsky.social had really bad chest cold, so he participated virtually. (l-r) Dr, Doug Pritchard, Dr. Mary Blake Rose, a tiny Keith in cellphone, Dr. Jane Pritchard & Senator @ypwoo.bsky.social

Citizens Climate Lobby Canada June conference lobbying Senator Woo.
Keith had really bad chest cold, so he participated virtually.

CCL-Canada staffer Mary Blake Rose holding a cell phone with Keith McNeil on it so he could join a meeting with Senator Yuen Pau Woo
with (l-r) Doug Pritchard, Mary Blake Rose, a tiny me in Mary Blake's cellphone, Jane Pritchard and Senator Woo.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jun 4

Pictures are coming next week #FollowTheMoney #NowForClimate #ParachutesForThePlanet Tomorrow is World environment day and we have been very busy across Canada building bridges to a better future IRL

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jun 2

This is just a small little snapshot of what we did today. More stories coming.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Jun 2

We are ready for tomorrow

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 30

ICYMI Vote #126 Opposition Motion Cancellation of federal taxes on gas & diesel & Clean Fuel Standard - Gas & diesel taxes pay for the upkeep on the roads. Cancelling them disproporationally benefits the rich - Clean Fuel Standard drives investments in clean tech openparliament.ca/votes/45-1/1...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 26

Democracy dies in darkness. For the 1st time in the history of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, over half of the world’s countries now fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories. Canada improved in the past year. rsf.org/en/index SOLUTION: Abandon X & Meta and consume real news.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 26

Parachutes for the Planet on Parliament Hill! Tues, June 2, 2026 7:30 – 9:30 Be part of a powerful, youth-led display during Federal Environment Week—aligned with the UNEPs World Environment Day. Hosted by Senator Mary Coyle and us canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/nowforclimat...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 21

Yesterday, UNGA adopted the resolution advisory climate change opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States. The resolution prepared by Vanuatu & other countries was adopted with 141 favour 8 against 28 abstentions Canada voted in favour news.un.org/en/story/202...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 18

Not Another $@#&^* Oil Shock! The non-blilionaires on the planet have only just begun to feel the pain of the Iran War. Thus, be sure to register for the following webinar on Thursday, May 21 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 15

Big announcement today. Canada is expected to weaken industrial carbon price. Rather sad they are doing it on the Friday before the long weekend. Our National Director got a letter to the editor in the Globe & Mail and the pullout today! 6 million readers. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 14

Who’s really to blame for high gas prices? All the taxes have been removed—so why are we still paying so much? The answer: 👉 Donald Trump 👉 Benjamin Netanyahu👉 Big Oil companies 👉 Billionaires cashing in The data is right there on GasBuddy.com. The Iran War is fueling the fire. 🔥

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 11

Climate Aligned Finance on the Move sencanada.ca/en/content/s... Please stay tuned. Thanks to everyone who signed #CAFA Open Letter, sent > 500 real postcards, lobbied Senators & repeatedly tried to get appointments with senators. 🙏 > 50 people on our Senate Action Team and to all senators.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· May 4

We have supporting constiutent lobbying since 2010 . We are going to Ottawa June 1-3 = Federal Environment Week. Your MPs need to hear from you. Register NOW to join us. Spaces are limited. We are real people and you will be supported at every step. canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/follow-the-m...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Apr 14

Thank you to MP Peter Fragiskatos for sitting down with London and London -friendly KAIROS and CCL Canada members to talk debt justice! Here is the campaign: kairoscanada.org/turn-debt-in... Be sure to follow @kairoscanada.bsky.social

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Apr 12

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing with Vince Schutt Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Time: 5:00–6:30 PM PT / 8:00–9:30 PM ET Place: yorku.zoom.us/j/7324298618 All Welcome Find out more here: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/discu... by joining us citizensclimatelobby.org/join-citizen...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Apr 12

Get to know more about us. We welcome everyone into our network of climate-concerned constituents who want to build political will in their ridings for policies that redirect financial flows away from fossil fuels. Find out more at our Climate Leader Launchpad citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Apr 9

The USA section was quite extensive in the report for obvious reasons. For everyone's benefit here some snippets from the report and the report itself image.b.economist.com/lib/fe8d1372...

What we are watching in 2026
Although the US’s score in 2025 only edged lower,
the modest extent of the decline is due in part to the
democratic guardrails—America’s courts—holding
the line. The direction of the Trump administration
policies is to impose greater control from above and
to stifle dissent. If these tendencies are allowed to
proceed unchallenged, the US will sink further into
the “flawed democracy” category.

Political process and participation remain
strong, but threats are emerging
North America continues to score most strongly in
electoral process and pluralism (9.58) and political
participation (8.89). Both scores are unchanged
since 2022 and remain higher than in any other
region. Voter engagement has stayed strong in
the latest national elections. In Canada’s April
2025 election, voter turnout—at 69%—was the
highest since the 1993 election. Turnout at the
US presidential election in November 2024 was
64%, the second-highest level in over a century;
it was surpassed only by turnout in the 2020
presidential election (66%). US electoral institutions
continue to exhibit considerable resilience. The
2024 presidential election concluded without
controversy, and Congress certified the results with
no disruptions. The subsequent smooth transition
between administrations of different parties is a
positive sign.
However, threats t

North Americans remain especially polarised
Political culture remains the lowest-scoring category
for North America. North America’s performance
continues to be weighed down by intense political
and cultural polarisation in the US. Social cohesion
and consensus have collapsed in recent years as
disagreements over an expanding list of issues
have fuelled the country’s “culture wars”. Alongside
the covid-19 pandemic, election outcomes and
racial equity issues, additional fault lines have
emerged and deepened, including over LGBT+
rights, climate policy, reproductive health and the
Israel-Hamas war. These debates have continued
to extend beyond the usual set of actors (such
as politicians and activists) and now encompass
corporate executives, librarians, school teachers
and universities.
A highly politicised media, including popular TV
channels and print publications, continue to foment
and amplify divisions across the US electorate.
Non-traditional media, such as independent
podcasts, have played an increasingly large role.
Self-reinforcing social media algorithms have
contributed to a hardening of opinions, including
radical and misinformed ones.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada@citizenslobbyca· Apr 8

Canada’s democracy is in the top 10 in the world! It got stronger in 2025 moving up five places. Canada’s federal election last year had the largest turnout in over 30 years. Read more at the economist. www.economist.com/interactive/... Or Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eco...