Saturday Spotlight Series Full Name and Title Dean Evangeliou, National Campaign Manager Short Biography Dean recently graduated from the University of Toronto's Munk School with a Master of Public Policy, specializing in environmental policy, and before that, completed a Bachelor of Arts and Science at McGill in environmental studies. Last summer, Dean worked at the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, learning all about the inner workings of provincia

Sofia Vedechkina The Climate Reality Project Canada recently sat down with Steve Bentley, an active member of the Calgary Climate Hub. We got to hear a little more about Steve's background as a climate activist and what the Hub has currently been up to. Steve, could you tell me a little more about your background? I was born in Calgary, Alberta, and lived all over Canada before finally moved back to Calgary to settle in for good. I got my Bachelor of Arts in English at the Un

Montreal, June 10th, 2020 - A Léger poll, conducted from May 29th to June 2nd [1] and commissioned by the Communauté de pratique sur la communication climatique au Québec [2], shows that Quebecers prioritize social and environmental issues in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and want the government to do the same or more to fight climate change. The survey also shows that Quebec's consensus in favour of fighting climate change and protecting the environment remains stron

08 JUNE 2020 Bill 61 on economic recovery: more than 100 environmental and advocacy organizations, unions, social and citizen movements, businesses, environmental and land use planning professionals, financial, academic, educational, health, and outdoor stakeholders are calling on the Government of Québec to invest in the workforce rather than relax environmental requirements. Québec, June 8th, 2020 - Bill 61 aimed at stimulating Québec's economy, introduced on June 3rd by th

Saturday Spotlight Series Full Name and Title André-Yanne Parent, Executive Director Short Biography Passionate about environmental justice and dedicated to empowering people to lead change in their communities, André-Yanne joined the Climate Reality Project Canada’s team as Executive Director in March 2019. André-Yanne Parent holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Montreal. She shares a course lecture, titled “Climate Change & Justice”, as part of t