Your MP has A Good War!

Your MP has the book!

You might be pleased to know that, after one of Seth’s recent webinars, a woman in Kingston named Mary Jane Philp decided to purchase 338 copies of A Good War and have it delivered it to every Member of Parliament in Canada. You can see more about what she did here. As MJ wrote in her cover note to all MPs, “We need brave and visionary leadership like our lives depend on it – because they do.”

Thanks to MJ Philp (pictured here), no matter where you live in Canada, your MP has received A Good War. Thank you MJ!

So you can contact your MP, ask them if they have read the book, and press them about what they are doing to move Canada into emergency mode.

Also, if MJ’s action inspires you, maybe you’d like to do the same for the members of your legislative assembly or local city council. If that captures your interest, contact Seth at: seth@climateemergencyunit.ca.

Be a climate hero: call your MP!

Inspired by MJ? Consider this: in the next two weeks, Bill C12 will likely go to committee. At this point, our elected federal officials will have a chance to improve the bill. What is Bill C-12 you ask? It is dubbed “Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act” and enshrines Canada’s greenhouse gas targets in law. This bill has the potential, with some political pressure, to create real climate action.

If you have ever wondered when you might contact your member of Parliament to share your thoughts and hopes and you are concerned about the climate emergency, well, right now would be a very good time. We encourage you to call or write them a personal email, as those are the most effective forms of communication.

And, if you aren’t comfortable with that level of engagement, consider signing a letter or petition from the following organizations: Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, For Our Kids, and LeadNow.

Read more about Bill C-12 in this column from Seth.