All articles by Jesse Firempong
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Greenpeace Canada’s Speech from the Throne
What if Greenpeace was asked to write the Speech from the Throne? Why, we thought you'd never ask. Here's our take on what the speech should sound like in order to live up to the Liberals' promise of a green and equitable recovery.
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4 must-have jobs for a green-recovery
Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Freeland have promised us a “green” and “equitable” recovery from covid-19 — jobs will be a central piece. Here are 6 must-have jobs for a green-recovery we hope to see in the September 23rd Throne Speech.
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Greenpeace statement on Total’s $7-billion tar sands writedown and withdrawal from CAPP
“Total’s decision to write down their tar sands assets and quit Canada’s biggest oil lobby group for its opposition to action on climate change underscores the urgency of ensuring that covid-19 stimulus plans grow a green economy and transition workers securely into it. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, starting with the most…
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What exactly is system change and how can we build back better from covid-19?
Lately, talk of system change is everywhere. But what does it mean? We break this down for you and spell out some pathways for post-pandemic social and ecological transformation.
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3 anti-racist policies that should be part of the COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 recovery plans must be anti-racist. Here’s a look at just 3 (of the many) options on the table proposed by the movement for Black lives, including defunding the police, social programs, and free transit.
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The Makers: Vancouver’s Kristina Kearley on the frontlines of COVID-19 … a green & just recovery
Canask is an informal collective that’s working to flatten the COVID-19 curve by redistributing donations of masks and other personal protective equipment. We sat down with Coordinator Kristina Kearley to talk about a just transition from the pandemic.
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Airline bailouts, COVID-19 and the climate crisis: 4 things to consider
How can we balance international mobility and climate action? Canada’s hard-hit airlines are still clamouring for a bailout even though their emissions are rising. Here are five things any planned bailout should consider.
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The Makers: People like you building hope for a kinder, fairer economy after COVID-19
Big, transformative change can be hard to picture. Here are four extraordinary "regular" people living the values that should underpin the economic recovery, from installing solar panels, to delivering healthy food to those in need, to sewing masks for health professionals. Let's make the personal political.
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Greenpeace: Conditions on federal business support are preparation for “new rules after the crisis”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 May 2020 TORONTO – Today, the federal government announced additional financial support for big businesses under the new Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program, which…
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We need YOU to help shape the post-pandemic economic recovery
We are a generation of makers, activists, farmers, craftivists, innovators, dreamers, artists and caregivers showing our leaders the change society needs in the economic recovery after COVID-19.