{"id":45032,"date":"2020-12-08T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=45032"},"modified":"2025-07-02T04:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:09:59","slug":"the-moment-to-stand-up-for-the-amazon-rainforest-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/story\/45032\/the-moment-to-stand-up-for-the-amazon-rainforest-is-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The moment to stand up for the Amazon rainforest is NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday our message was delivered in the House of Commons: the federal government must act immediately to protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction.<\/h2>\n\n

Yesterday afternoon was an important moment in our fight to protect the Amazon rainforest when our demands to the federal government were presented to the House of Commons. MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, member of the Green Party caucus) shared our Parliamentary e-petition \u2013 signed by thousands of supporters<\/a> \u2013 with the assembled politicians in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n\n

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MP Paul Manly presenting our petition to the House of Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The federal government now has just 45 days to table a response to our demands: That Foreign Affairs Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne halt negotiations on the Canada-Mercosur free trade deal with Brazil and make a public statement that the Bolsonaro government\u2019s assault on the environment and human rights is unacceptable to Canada.<\/p>\n\n

Earlier in the day we hosted a Facebook Live with Paul Manly, in which he drew powerful parallels between what is happening in the Amazon and what is happening here in Canada \u2013 and the federal government’s responsibility to act for our safety in dealings within the country and internationally.<\/p>\n\n

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Facebook Live with MP Paul Manly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

We also hosted a Facebook Live with Marie-Jos\u00e9e Renaud of Union paysanne, one of the amazing organizations that have supported this campaign<\/a>. She offered important insights into how the Amazon fires and proposed Canada-Mercosur trade deal uphold destructive industrial agribusiness \u2013 and she put forward a powerful alternative for a sustainable food system that puts people and the environment at its heart.<\/p>\n\n

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Facebook Live with Marie-Jos\u00e9e Renaud of Union paysanne (in French only)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

After months of campaigning, the Liberal government has remained all too silent on this issue, even as pressure grows on them to act. The web petition<\/a> we\u2019ve been running since September has been signed by more than 40,000 people. Thousands of Tweets have been sent, and the issue has been covered in dozens of media articles. We\u2019ve even had an animation short film<\/a> screened in Canadian cinemas!<\/p>\n\n

Now with the presentation of the House of Commons e-petition, the deadline is ticking for the Liberal government to respond. This is an opportunity for the government to take a stand on an issue that matters deeply to Canadians.<\/p>\n\n

Minister Champagne, we\u2019re looking to you: Speak out against the Bolsonaro government\u2019s attacks on Indigenous Peoples and the environment, and call off the Canada-Mercosur trade deal.<\/p>\n\n

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SIGN THE PETITION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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