Canada needs to take action on climate change

To the Editor, A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY has opened in Canada to tackle the threat of climate change. Canada has until March 12 to develop a new, bold climate action plan. We need action, the clock is ticking.

Our children and grandchildren will bear the burden of the decisions we make today. We need to take responsibility for ensuring the Canada we leave behind is as great as the one we lived in. This winter has had the least amount of snow that I can remember in my life. There hasn’t been enough snow in Guelph all winter to build a snow tunnel for children. We need to put pressure on the government to ensure children of the future will have the same experiences as we did.

We can build a clean economy that will create long-term jobs throughout the country, reduce extreme weather events, improve human health and reduce boom-and-bust cycles in the energy sector that are causing some regions of the country to suffer. With the price of oil plummeting and jobs in the oil sector being lost, there is no better time to take action to transition to a clean economy powered by renewable energy.