{"id":28997,"date":"2020-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=28997"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:46:37","slug":"liberal-voters-across-canada-visit-their-mps-concerned-theyve-been-fooled-on-climate-%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/press-release\/28997\/liberal-voters-across-canada-visit-their-mps-concerned-theyve-been-fooled-on-climate-%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal voters across canada visit their MPs concerned they\u2019ve been fooled on climate \ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal government\u2019s Teck Frontier Mine approval would greatly undermine Canada\u2019s ability to follow through on climate promises<\/em>
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TORONTO, February 13, 2020  — Voters in more than 100 Liberal ridings across the country are visiting their MPs this week to demand the Liberals reject the Teck Frontier tar sands mine. After declaring a climate emergency and seeking re-election on their climate commitments, approving Teck would betray the voters who sent the Liberals back to Ottawa. 
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\u201cI voted Liberal because they promised to take climate seriously, but after hearing news reports that they might approve the Teck Frontier mine, I\u2019m concerned I\u2019ve been fooled\u201d said Sabine Dreher, Etobicoke Centre. \u201cTeck is bad for climate. It\u2019ll kill our climate targets.\u201d
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Over 700 people have signed up to visit their MP, including in the ridings of Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister Steven Guilbeault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The visits are being organized by Leadnow with support from groups including Stand.earth, Greenpeace and \u00c9quiterre.
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\u201cTrudeau\u2019s climate legacy is on the line. The Liberals need to remember they lost their majority and are accountable to the two-thirds of voters who voted for a party which committed to serious action on climate,\u201d said Claire Gallagher, Leadnow Senior Campaigner. 
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If approved, the Teck Frontier mine will emit approximately six megatonnes of carbon emissions (CO2e) per year until 2067, well beyond the Liberals\u2019 target timeline of net zero by 2050. It will also violate the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including local Indigenous culture, resources and land use. Recently, the media has speculated that the Liberals may approve the Frontier mine with the conditions applied, including that Alberta commit to be net zero by 2050. 
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\u201cVoters won\u2019t accept any conditions given that they can easily be broken — as we have seen with decades of promises regarding oil sands tailings ponds clean up.\u201d said Sven Biggs, Climate & Energy Campaigner, Stand.earth<\/p>\n\n

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Media Inquiries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Max Mosher, Communications Specialist<\/p>\n\n

max@leadnow.ca<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

647-888-6453 
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Dale Robertson, Media Relations, \u00c9quiterre<\/p>\n\n

drobertson@equiterre.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

514 605-2000
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About Leadnow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Leadnow organizes campaigns that build and defend a just, sustainable, and equitable Canada. We help hundreds of thousands of people take action at the times and in the places that matter most by providing non-partisan opportunities for digital and real life democratic engagement. Visit leadnow.ca<\/a> for more information on our mission and campaigns. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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