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// October 26th, 2009 // Miscellaneous, Word on The Hill
Great words from Canadians for Action on Climate Change:
Let’s keep calling, keep texting, and keep emailing! Keep calling to save generations of life.
Make this a part of your daily routine.
Enter these contacts into your address books & cell phones. Thank you!!!
The key decision-makers on climate in Canada:
H.E. Mr. Michael Martin
Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change:
Phone: 1 (819) 956-7608
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Toll-free: 1 (866) 599-4999 | Telephone: 1 (613) 992-4793
1 (613) 992.4211 | 1 (403) 253.8203 (Calgary Office)
Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice
Toll-free: 1 (866) 599-4999 | Telephone: (+1) (613) 992-4793
Minister of Industry Tony Clement
Toll-free: 1 (866) 599-4999 | Telephone: (+1) (613) 992-4793
Parliament General Switchboard
Toll-free 1 (866) 599-4999 | Telephone: (+1) (613) 992-4793
Here’s what you can tell your politicians when you call:
“Parliament needs to address the dangerous effects of global warming and pass legislation that sets science-based targets. The Climate Change Accountability Act – Bill C-311 – is a good start, and Canadians are watching. We want to see Bill C-311 passed before the world heads to Copenhagen in December. Canadians want green jobs that will build a healthy, prosperous, zero carbon future for all generations.”
If you connect to someone who is willing to talk, tell them that you are personally committed to addressing climate change. The two things that governments respond to are the number of calls and the clarity of your message, so keep it brief and be polite. If you can’t get through, just keep trying through the day! Jamming the phone lines can send shock-waves through governments who are generally extremely sensitive to this sort of demonstration of public popular will.
In recent months, leaders have been stunned with sudden barrages of thousands of calls. 14,000 calls reversed the Brazilian President’s position on a new climate protection law, 3,000 calls persuaded the German Chancellor’s party to engage with climate groups, just a few hundred calls got the attention of top advisers to French President Sarkozy.
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