We expect our political leaders to listen to what science is telling us and act immediately to pass the necessary climate and energy policies for all Canadians now and in the future. We call upon our government for immediate action to reduce emissions, create good, green jobs, and make us proud of our nation’s efforts to tackle the global climate and economic crises. We demand that Canada do our part to build and ratify a strong and progressive global climate agreement in December 2009.

Power Shift Canada Goals:

Understand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities presented by the climate crisis and explore our own capacities to create transformative change.

Push the federal government to pass bold, comprehensive energy and climate legislation. Government must also connect this legislation to comprehensive job creation and just transition strategies for Canada’s hard-hit sectors in an effort to protect and promote good-paying jobs for Canadian workers.

Prepare our leaders and our movement for the international climate negotiations in December 2009 where we will do our part to build and ratify a strong and progressive global climate agreement.

Develop a comprehensive strategy for continued political pressure among young Canadians and a shared vision to help facilitate the creation and implementation of individual and group action plans for local, provincial and national campaigns.

Strengthen the bonds between diverse youth constituencies while we train and empower each other with the skills needed to create one movement that identifies the inherent links between climate change, environmental and social injustice, and economic hardship, and that is prepared to tackle these challenges head-on.

Connect with fellow organizers in the spirit of solidarity and community to sustain this mobilization over the long-term.