Green Party of Canada calls for a National Climate Emergency Task Force

OTTAWA – In the months and years to come, the creation and operationalization of a National Climate Emergency Task Force will make the difference between life and death for many across the country, the Green Party of Canada warned today. It is beyond urgent that the Federal Government works with all other jurisdictions to create such an agency. 
 
“On June 18, 2019, the House of Commons adopted a motion recognizing that Canada is experiencing a climate emergency,” said Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader. “Yet our government never acted as though it understood the word “Emergency,” or what is needed to prepare for it.”
 
Two years ago, over four days, 619 British Columbians died in a heat dome. Since then, there have been more heat waves and extreme weather events of all kinds. By all scientific measures and accounts, such events will become more intensive and frequent…