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Over 100 organizations call to build Canada’s east-west electricity grid with renewable energy while upholding Indigenous rights

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Partners: 350 Canada, Calgary Climate Hub, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Canadian Health Association for Sustainability and Equity, Canadian Interfaith Fast For the Climate, Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada, Clean Air Partnership, Climate Action for Lifelong Learners, Climate Action Muskoka, Climate Emergency Unit, Climate Justice Saskatoon, Climate Reality Project Canada, Coalition for Responsible Energy Development - New Brunswick, David Suzuki Foundation, EcoJustice, Ecology Action Centre, Équiterre, For Our Kids, For Our Kids Toronto, Friends of the Earth Canada, Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet (GASP), Green 13, Just Earth, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Leadnow, New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance, Inc., Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Pembina Institute, Saskatchewan Coalition for Sustainable Development, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, Seniors for Climate Action Now!, Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health, Sierra Club Canada, Stand.earth, The Atmospheric Fund, 350 Toronto, Action climat Outaouais (ACO), Algonquin Youth Collective, AWARE Simcoe, Blue Dot Northumberland, Canadian Engaged Buddhism Association, Canadian Unitarians For Social Justice, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, CEDAR project at St. Thomas University, Changing Course, Citizens Environment Alliance, Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ), Climate Legacy, ClimateFast, Community Bikeways (Toronto), Community Power Northumberland Co-operative Inc, Concerned Citizens of Ramara, Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain - CSN, Council of Canadians- Kitchissippi-Ottawa Valley, CUSP - Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet, Doctors for Planetary Health - West Coast, Ecological Justice Working Group, United Church of Canada, Regions East, Ecologos | Water Docs, Environmental Defence Canada, Etobicoke Climate Action, For Our Kids Burnaby, Fredericton Climate Hub, Good futures collective, Green Majority Radio, Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital, Hamilton 350, La planète s’invite au parlement, Leap4Wards, Mères au front, Ministry for Social Justice, Peace, and Creation Care - Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, Montreal for a World Beyond War, Music Declares Emergency Canada, Native Calgarian Podcast, NFU Ontario local 335, Northwatch, Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign, Oxford Coalition for Social Justice, Oxford Environmental Action Committee, Pax Christi Toronto, Peterborough Pollinators, Pontiac Environment Protection, Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee, Protect Our Winters Canada, Qu'Appelle Valley Environmental Association, Ralliement contre la pollution radioactive, re•generation, Regroupement national des conseils régionaux de l'environnement du Québec, Sacred Earth Solar, Saskatoon Climate Hub, Seniors For Climate, Syndicat des Specialistes et Professionnels d'Hydro-Québec, TERRE - Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy, Toronto & York Region Labour Council, Toronto East End Climate Collective, Transition ecologique La Peche Coalition for a Green New Deal, Trottier Family Foundation, Vegans & Vegetarians of Alberta, Vivre en Ville, York Region Environmental Alliance

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More than 100 groups from throughout Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government to prioritize building out Canada’s east-west electricity grid with renewable energy, while upholding workers’ and Indigenous rights.

Building out Canada’s east-west electricity grid as part of a nation-building project with provinces, territories, Indigenous rights-holders and other stakeholders was a key campaign commitment for this federal government in election 2025.

As the federal government considers supporting projects in the national interest as a response to threats from the United States, interprovincial and interregional transmission projects, renewable electricity, Indigenous ownership, community ownership and energy efficiency should be considered as a priority for federal funding.

In the letter groups say an east-west electricity grid backed by renewable power is ready for rapid deployment, will bring a significant number of new jobs, more reliability, and improved health, affordability and national security benefits to communities and businesses in Canada.

The letter is signed by 105 environmental, labour, Indigenous and community groups and is addressed to the Prime Minister and key federal cabinet ministers, including:

  • The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
  • The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry
  • The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
  • The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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