Last summer was Canada’s worst fire season on record.
Now, while many are still recovering from that devastation, we are facing another brutal summer.
Out-of-control wildfires are tearing through Western Canada, with air quality warnings across British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Fires reached the town of Jasper, forcing more than 25,000 people to flee.
Science shows that climate change — fuelled by burning coal, oil, and gas — is making wildfires bigger, hotter and more frequent, creating what experts call “supercharged” wildfire seasons. We need to rein in the destruction while we still can.
Enough is enough. Politicians must put people and the planet first by slashing carbon emissions now.
Here are four things your MP can do to build firebreaks for the climate emergency:
- Implement a strong, loophole-free cap on oil and gas emissions
- Stop approving new fossil fuel projects
- Ban thermal coal exports immediately
- Regulate our financial industry to stop billions pouring into oil, gas, and coal developments