Trudeau Climate Plan Challenged at Toronto 'Town Halls'
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1278 .... July 6, 2016
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Trudeau Climate Plan Challenged at Toronto ‘Town Halls’
John Riddell
The first two public consultations on climate action organized by Canada's national government in Toronto, gave strong support to the demands of the People's Climate Plan (PCP), an alternative to federal climate-related proposals. The PCP's proposals are listed below.
The two concepts most frequently voiced at the gatherings, held June 17 and June 24, were support for Indigenous rights and opposition to further expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. Participants listened attentively to the government's presentations but offered no congratulations for its initial proposals.
At a related Toronto consultation on June 15 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, also held by the federal government, was met by sharp and near-unanimous opposition from an... audience of several hundred. If ratified, the deal would place further legal barriers in the path of meaningful climate action.
The People's Climate Plan is a tool to promote public engagement with these government initiatives and formulation of an alternative. Judging by the first two Toronto consultations, it provides a useful starting point.