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    Civil society organizations in Canada condemn government inaction on climate change. They say the government has failed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The unsustainable pace of development of the tar sands will increase Canada's emissions. The next major round of UN climate negotiations is November 28 to December 9, in south africa.

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    Civil society organizations in Canada condemn government inaction on climate change. They say the government has failed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The unsustainable pace of development of the tar sands will increase Canada's emissions. The next major round of UN climate negotiations is November 28 to December 9, in south africa.

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    CanadianCivilSocietyDecriesGovernmentInactiononClimateChange TherecomesatimewhendisdaintowardstheCanadiangovernmentslackofmoralityontheissueof climatechangeneedstobeexpressedclearly.We,theundersignedcivilsocietyorganizations,feelthat timenow. Thereisnoquestionthattheplanetisfacingaseriousclimatechangecrisisthatrequiresleadership fromallnationalgovernmentsincludingourown.Insteadofpositiveeffortstoconfrontthecrisisinan equitableandmorallyacceptableway,wehavewitnessedCanadiangovernmentinactionandattempts toundermineclimatechangepolicy. Someexamplesinclude: CanadaistheonlycountrycomingoutoftheCopenhagenUNclimatenegotiationstoreturn homeandweakenitsemissionreductiontarget,allowingmoreclimatechangepollution. Canadaistheonlycountrytohaveratifiedandthenrenounceditscommitmentsunderthe KyotoProtocol,alegallybindinginternationalagreementourcountrysigned. CanadaallowedthefundingfortheimportantEcoENERGYrenewableenergyprogrammeto expirewhilecontinuingtosubsidizetheoilandgasindustryapproximately$1.4billionannually.

    nnually. In2010,inanunprecedentedandundemocraticshowofdisrespectforthewillofParliament, ConservativeSenatorskilledtheonlypieceofclimatechangelegislationunderconsiderationin Parliamentwithoutevenbotheringtodebatethebill. CanadasforeignpolicyincludeslobbyingagainstimportantclimatepoliciesintheEuropean UnionandUnitedStatesthatpenalizetarsandsrelativelyhighgreenhousegaspollution.

    ThefederalgovernmenthasfailedtoregulategreenhousegasemissionsinCanada,inspiteofour internationalcommitmentsandthefederalgovernmentsowninadequatetargets.Theunsustainable paceofdevelopmentofthetarsandswillincreaseCanadasgreenhousegasemissionsbyupto100MT ormoreinthisdecade.Thisdisturbingpatternofinactionandattemptstoundermineclimatechange policybythecurrentCanadianfederalgovernment,coupledwithastaunchdefenceofCanadasfossil fuelindustryshowsthatthisgovernmenthaslostitsmoralcompass. We,asCanadiancivilsocietyareunitedindeclaringthisunacceptable. ThenextmajorroundofUNclimatenegotiationsisNovember28toDecember9,inDurbanSouth Africa.Consistentwiththispattern,Canadahasatrackrecordofactingmoreintheinterestsofbigoil companiesthanCanadiansatUNclimatenegotiations.Theworldneedsanambitious,equitableand bindinginternationalagreementonclimatechange.IfCanadarefusestoleadorfollowinthispursuit, weshouldatleastgetoutoftheway. Wearecommittedtoacontinuedexpansionofoureffortsincommunitiesacrossthiscountryto addressclimatechangeandtoexposethefailureofourfederalgovernmentondealingwiththeclimate changequestion.Wedemandchange.Anythinglesswouldbefailinginourmoralresponsibilityto ourselves,ourchildrenandgrandchildren,totakeactiononwhathasbeencalledthemostseriouscrisis humanityhaseverfaced. (seereversesideforendorsingorganizations)

    CanadianCivilSocietyDecriesGovernmentInactiononClimateChange Alternatives Associationqubcoisedeluttecontrelapollutionatmosphrique(AQLPA) CanadianAutoWorkers'Union CanadianFederationofStudents CanadianPeaceAlliance CanadianUnionofPostalWorkers CanadianUnionofPublicEmployees CanadianYouthClimateCoalition CommonFrontiers Communications,EnergyandPaperworkersUnionofCanada CouncilofCanadians EcologyActionCentre EdmontonFriendsoftheNorthEnvironmentalSociety quiterre Greenpeace Greenspiration IndigenousEnvironmentalNetwork NationalUnionofPublicandGeneralEmployees PolarisInstitute PublicInterestAlberta PublicServiceAllianceofCanada SierraClubCanada SierraYouthCoalition TorontoClimateCampaign UnitedSteelworkersofCanada Vegans&vegetariansofAlbertaAssociation WindfallEcologyCentre

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