This is a climate emergency. It’s time to act like it.
From June 9-18, people from coast-to-coast-to-coast are taking action to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet are expected to release their decision on whether they’ll approve the controversial project by June 18.
The Trans Mountain project could add 13 to 15 megatonnes of carbon emissions to the atmosphere, which would be like adding almost 3.8 million cars on the road. This will make it impossible for us to meet our climate targets, which are already far from the scale of emissions cuts that are needed.
At the same time, TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) continues to push its “Coastal GasLink” (CGL) fracked gas pipeline.
As the Unist’ot’en Camp writes, “On January 7, 2019, the world watched in shock and horror as the unarmed Indigenous Wet’suwet’en were illegally forced at gunpoint to concede a checkpoint at the entrance to their unceded territories… The international community responded with a massive show of support and solidarity for the Wet’suwet’en protecting their land, with nearly 100 simultaneous demonstrations”.
Council chapters, supporters, and allies took action. It’s time to do so again.
The Unist’ot’en Camp is counting on supporters to mobilize in a big way for the next step in their legal battle. They write that “On the week of June 10, the BC Supreme Court in Prince George will hear Coastal GasLink’s petition for an interlocutory injunction. If they are successful, the interim injunction will be made functionally permanent, allowing CGL to continue with pipeline construction on Unist’ot’en territory without the consent of hereditary chiefs.”
Take action:
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Tell Prime Minister Trudeau to reject the Trans Mountain expansion project
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Download the new report by Gordon Laxer, Billion Dollar Buyout: How Canadian taxpayers bought a climate-killing pipeline and Trump’s trade deal supports it, and deliver it to your Member of Parliament. Take a photo of the delivery and share it on social media with the hashtag #StopTMX
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Take action in solidarity with Unist’ot’en on June 15 (See the Supporter Toolkit for ideas)
If you’re in Vancouver, join the rally on Sunday, June 9, at Creekside Park, Science World, starting at 2 p.m.
Whatever the decisions on the Trans Mountain expansion and Coastal GasLink projects, we will continue to stand in solidarity with Indigenous land and water defenders.
We can and we must ensure that these pipelines will not be built.
Will you join us?
