Stop fast-tracking fossil projects
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to stop fast-tracking environmentally catastrophic fossil-fuel projects, protect public and Indigenous health, and invest in a worker-, community- and Indigenous-led green energy transition that benefits everyone.
Why we would sign this petition
- It would halt federal actions that accelerate environmentally harmful fossil-fuel projects, helping prevent further ecosystem damage and supporting more ambitious climate action.
- It would prioritize public and Indigenous health by limiting projects petitioners say worsen climate impacts, which could reduce climate-related illnesses, displacement, and stress on services.
- It would redirect investment toward worker-, community- and Indigenous-led green energy projects, supporting a just transition and local economic opportunities.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- It could threaten jobs, regional revenue and energy supply in affected provinces; critics may see insufficient planning for economic impacts.
- An immediate halt might create legal and jurisdictional conflicts with provincial agreements or existing processes, leading to lengthy disputes and delays.
- Some may prefer a negotiated, enforceable transition plan with clear timelines, funded supports and Indigenous consent processes rather than an outright stop.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the Government of Canada The federal government’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith delivers on the wishlist of the oil and gas lobby and represents the final nail in the coffin for Canada’s climate policy; The MOU was signed in violation of the government’s duty to obtain the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples, the Constitution Act of 1982, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; This MOU fast-tracks another environmentally destructive oil pipeline and threatens the health and wellbeing of folks across Canada who are already experiencing the consequences of the fossil fuel driven climate emergency; Each summer, we’ve witnessed increasingly devastating wildfire seasons generating more and more climate refugees, particularly from Indigenous communities; Climate-related hospitalizations are straining public health facilities, while climate anxiety is rising due to our government’s failure to act urgently to save our planet; With this MOU, the government is choosing to roll back key environmental regulations and to subsidize the same Big Oil billionaires profiting off the climate emergency; and The government should make a deal that serves the people, not the interests of fossil fuel billionaires. We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to stop fast-tracking environmentally catastrophic fossil fuel projects, protect the health and wellbeing of all those impacted by climate change, and invest in a worker, community and Indigenous-led green energy transition that benefits everyone in Canada.
Government response
No government response is available yet.