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Canadians overwhelming (93%) support anti-greenwashing legislation: Poll
New data shows that Canadians overwhelmingly support the core of the new federal anti-greenwashing legislation (Bill C-59), with 93% of Canadians supporting the statement “Companies should face penalties for making environmental claims that they can’t prove are true”, according to a survey conducted by Angus Reid Forum and commissioned by Greenpeace Canada.
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We all want truth in advertising
On June 19, Bill C-59 received its final reading. One measure of the law includes amendments to the Competition Act that will enforce greenwashing laws regarding what companies say about…
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Buckle up, the oil industry is driving us toward disaster
We wouldn’t want a consortium of car manufacturers writing the laws on vehicle safety or an alliance of pharmaceutical companies determining the health benefits of medications. So why would we…
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Report: Selling hot air
Shell’s flagship carbon capture project has made over $200 million (CAD) selling emissions credits for reductions that never happened, according to a new investigative report Selling Hot Air from Greenpeace Canada. [1] The…
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Greenpeace reacts to Big Oil’s Misleading Testimony at Federal Environment Committee
In reaction to Canada’s leading oil and gas executives testifying on their contribution to the climate crisis while amassing billions in profits, Salomé Sané, Climate Campaigner for Greenpeace Canada said:
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Bankers to be grilled on greenwash
Wanted: Canadian bank CEOs have been summoned to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. Now we need the committee members to ask tough questions on our behalf.
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INC-4: Greenpeace reacts to Minister Guilbeault undermining ambition during Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
In response to Minister Guilbeault declaring “a cap on plastic production may be too complicated” at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle
Break Free From Plastic members and allies peacefully demand a human-rights based approach to the Plastics Treaty ahead of fourth round of negotiations.
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Greenpeace Canada reacts to the 2024 federal budget
In advance of today’s budget, Greenpeace Canada joined with other Canadian organizations to advocate for measures that would simultaneously address affordability and the climate crisis, and to denounce efforts by some politicians to shamelessly exploit Canadians’ very real economic pain for political gain.
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RBC ON THE DEFENSIVE AT ITS AGM AS MOVEMENT-LED DEMANDS FOR CHANGE YIELD WINS AND FACING GROWING PRESSURE TO DO MORE ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
With testimony inside the room from Indigenous and Black land defenders, and hundreds rallying in the rain outside of Royal Bank of Canada’s annual general meeting (AGM) today, RBC conceded to some demands for Indigenous rights and climate change, as the bank nevertheless continues to pump billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects across Canada…
