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

Montréal, June 3rd, 2020 - The Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition, which is calling for the complete withdrawal of the Caisse du dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)'s investments in fossil fuels, salutes the second year of significant progress noted in the CDPQ's 2019 Stewardship Investing Report. For the coalition, the 2019 results show that the Caisse must both set more ambitious climate objectives that respect climate science and be consistent and stop investing in fos

At a concert I attended this summer, folk singer Old Man Luedecke shared a story of how a bump in the road of life had once unexpectedly reduced his family income. “Well,” his wife’s reaction went, “I guess we’ll just have to live lower on the hog for a while” – in other words, make do with a bit less. It inspired the song he then played, Low on the Hog. I was reminded of it when I read two stories about global sustainability recently. Earth Overshoot Day The first was about

An interview with Climate Reality Leader Grant Linney, Climate Reality Leader trained in 2010 Grant Linney is a career outdoor and environmental educator whose classrooms include forests, meadows, ponds and streams. He regales in sharing the life support systems of our planet with participants of all ages. He is also an avid outdoors person himself. Among other things, you can find him canoe tripping, sea kayaking, bike touring and hiking, all with photography gear in tow. We