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Greenpeace Canada reaction to federal budget
Ottawa – In reaction to the release of the federal budget by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Keith Stewart, Senior Energy Strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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Say no to a deal in palm oil deforestation
Tell Minister Ng to take this seriously and shut the door to dirty palm oil. Sign the petition to halt the trade deal.
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Protecting forests, planting trees and fighting climate change – separating fact from fiction
In the run-up to the Spring Budget, let’s separate fact from fiction when it comes to protecting forests, planting trees and fighting climate change.
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We won’t take no for an answer. Let’s make a wealth tax a reality.
A wealth tax would have been one stone in a citadel to protect us from the dangers that lie in wait. The $5.6 billion that could have been generated annually would help build a Green and Just Recovery.
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4 reasons Canada needs a wealth tax to recover from COVID-19
While millions of Canadians continue to struggle due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — with low-wage workers hit the hardest — the 20 wealthiest Canadians collectively got richer since the pandemic began. Here's why a wealth tax is a key component for Canada's economic recovery.
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The system isn’t broken, ‘Davos man’ built it this way. So let’s change it
There will not be the usual flood of private jets heading to Davos in Switzerland next week.
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Success! Nuclear weapons are illegal at last
Nuclear arms are the most destructive, indiscriminate and monstrous weapons ever produced – but today, we can all celebrate a major milestone in the long march towards peace: the Treaty…
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Low Waste Holiday Gift Guide
For those of you looking to bring some cheer to friends and family this season while reducing Holiday waste to care for the planet, here are some low-waste Holiday gift ideas to get you started.
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Can’t decide on a real vs. fake Christmas tree? Try one of these eco-friendly options
Alongside zero waste wrapping, we can now add ‘the great tree debate’ to the list of viral Holiday eco-trends worth unpacking: which is more sustainable, a real tree or a fake tree?
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The future of holiday gifting is secondhand. But we can start right now.
We won’t transform our linear take-make-waste economy into a sustainable circle overnight - putting repair, reuse and recirculation at the heart of our economic system will take government support and intervention to bend the linear line of consumption into a true circle. But there is something we can all do right now to shift the…
