Call Script

Hi there! My name is [YOUR NAME]. I am calling today to follow up on the Prime Minister’s promise to do more and move faster in the fight against the climate crisis. Can you tell him I want him to take concrete action in Parliament by making the Just Transition Act his first priority.

It’s been over two years since the Prime Minister first promised legislation to support workers and communities as we shift off of fossil fuels. In that time, the climate crisis has only gotten worse and yet your government is still planning to let Big Oil expand production for another two decades.

Our climate and our communities can’t wait any longer. We need courageous action now to begin the transition off fossil fuels. No more delays.

I would also like the Prime Minister to know that as urgent as the Just Transition Act is, it has to be done right. That means guaranteeing a good, green, unionized job to anyone who wants one, putting people first by making polluters pay, directing funds to the rural, Indigenous and remote communities on the frontlines of this transition, and phasing out fossil fuels at the pace that both science and justice demand.

What is the Just Transition Act?

Watch the recording of the town hall from earlier this year:

During the 2019 election, Prime Minister Trudeau promised to introduce a Just Transition Act, “ensuring that workers have access to the training and support they need to succeed in the new clean economy.” Then, in early 2020, Minister Wilkinson said passing the act would be among his top priorities. The Liberals still haven’t delivered this critical legislation and now there’s talk of a possible election.

Meanwhile, the federal government’s own models showing tar sands expansion at odds with Canada’s climate commitments, it’s clear that the end of the fossil fuel era is accelerating.

Workers can’t keep waiting for help with the transition. They need action now. That’s why we’re raising the pressure on Trudeau to keep his promises to workers and legislate the Just Transition Act.

When we do finally see this legislation, it needs to be fair, equitable and put people first, especially those people, workers and communities most impacted by the fossil fuel economy. Putting a Just Transition into law is just one step on the road to a full-scale, made-in-Canada Green New Deal.

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