{"id":64412,"date":"2024-04-03T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=64412"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:46:17","slug":"as-political-parties-enter-election-mode-lets-keep-talking-about-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/story\/64412\/as-political-parties-enter-election-mode-lets-keep-talking-about-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"As political parties enter election-mode, let\u2019s keep talking about climate action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What happened when a Greenpeace activist showed up with a climate action banner at a Conservative \u2018Axe the Carbon Tax\u2019 rally? I\u2019m here to fill you in!<\/p>\n\n

When Greenpeace Canada\u2019s Senior Energy Strategist, Keith Stewart, saw that Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre would be holding a rally in Toronto, he decided to attend with his own sign \u2014 reading \u201cAct on Climate Now\u201d.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

\u201cNow more than ever, it\u2019s so important to peacefully confront politicians who cultivate anger with lies and half-truths in order to bring in donations and votes. That is precisely what Poilieve was doing at that rally,\u201d explained Stewart. \u201cHe was whipping up anger against the carbon tax without mentioning the costs of climate inaction, or how the rebates leave all but the wealthiest better off.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

When the moment was right, Stewart stepped into an open space and raised his sign high. In a flash, security guards grabbed him and ushered him to the police <\/strong>outside of the event. \u201cI was surprised at the speed and ferocity of how I was removed, as if silently holding up a sign with an \u201cAct on Climate Now\u201d message risked derailing the entire show,\u201d reflected Stewart.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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\u00a9 Griffin Stewart-Wilson. After raising his <\/em>\u201cAct on Climate Now\u201d sign, Greenpeace Canada climate strategist, Keith Stewart was swiftly removed from the Conservative party <\/em>\u2018Axe the Carbon Tax\u2019 rally by security.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Right now, the oil industry is delaying investing in green initiatives with the hope that if the Conservatives get into office, they\u2019ll repeal environmental regulations. <\/strong>That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that we keep speaking up for climate action.<\/p>\n\n

The outcome of the upcoming election will be critical, and the results will have impacts across Canada and around the world. We need a government that is committed to science-based climate action and swiftly transitions us away from fossil fuels, and we won\u2019t stop demanding action until the planet and people are protected.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Politicians know how important it is to talk, so we invite you to do the same. \u201cOne of the most powerful things you can do is talk to others about why you support climate action. This weakens the rage-machine stoked by some politicians, which is good for the planet and our democracy,\u201d explains Stewart.<\/p>\n\n

Our Greenpeace supporters allow us to call for climate action at every opportunity<\/strong>, and keep the climate crisis top of mind for politicians. Together we can create a better world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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