Were so close to a historic emergency debate on climate

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Published on Monday, 15 October 2018 09:04

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Friends,

This morning we received some big news. After hearing from thousands of people all across Canada, Guy Caron, the New Democratic Party’s House leader, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, and Liberal Party MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, wrote to the Speaker of the House to request an emergency House of Commons debate on last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1.5ºC climate change report.

Like I said, this is big news. But, we still need your help. It’s up to the Speaker of the House – the Honourable Geoff Regan – to decide if this debate happens. Will you take a minute to call the Speaker, urging him to accept the request for this debate? We’ve made it easy with a system that will dial the call for you.

We only have a few hours to make it clear that... people all across Canada want to see this debate happen.

We need all hands on deck. That's why we've set up a tool that makes it easy and quick for you to phone the office of the Speaker of the House to tell him that you support the motion for an emergency debate on the IPCC’s 1.5ºC climate report. Click here and start your phone call.

It only takes a few minutes, and as we’ve learned today, when we take action, we can get results.

People all across Canada deserve to hear what our government is doing to respond to this report. The IPCC told us we only have twelve years to take the kind of action we need, we can’t afford to wait any longer for answers.

Thank you, it's because of you and people like you that we've come so close to an emergency debate on climate change in the Canadian House of Commons. Now, let's make sure it happens. Make your phone call today.

In respect and peace,

Clayton

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