If there weren’t already enough reasons to scale up Canada’s response to the climate crisis, last year, people throughout the country faced unprecedented wildfires and floods, devastating extreme weather events, and longer periods of drought. Already this year, some areas have declared an early start to fire season, while others are recording record temperatures—all exacerbated by an ever-worsening climate crisis, driven by our unrelenting dependence on fossil fuels.
Addressing and redressing environmental racism is a moral imperative as the consequences it brings for the health and wellbeing of these communities are severe.
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