Media Releases

Sierra Club, ECELAW to Intervene in Judicial Review of NAFTA Tribunal Decision on Digby Quarry

Posted on June 2, 2016

The Federal Court of Canada has granted the Sierra Club of Canada Foundation and East Coast Environmental Law (ECELAW) standing to intervene in a key environmental case with international consequences. Ecojustice lawyers will be working on behalf of the interveners in this case.

In 2007 the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia rejected a proposed 120-hectare coastal quarry and marine terminal to be located on Digby Neck., N.S. The decision followed a detailed environmental impact assessment and the recommendations of an independent Joint Review Panel.

Sierra Club celebrates the greenbelt protection of Ontario urban river valleys

Posted on May 12, 2016

Sierra Club of Canada Foundation Ontario Chapter (SCO) celebrates the Ontario Government decision to protect twenty-one of Southern Ontario’s waterways by including them in the Greenbelt under the Urban River Valley (URV) designation.

Wildlife Hold Margin of Victory in Upcoming Prairie Votes

Posted on April 1, 2016

A ban on wolf and coyote culls, provincial infrastructure funding for wildlife overpasses, overnight shelters for urban wildlife, and mandatory nature education for K-12 students have become hot-button issues in two of Canada’s prairie provinces

Minister of Finance Morneau announces funding support for Upper Great Lakes water levels

Posted on March 23, 2016

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OTTAWA -- The federal government tabled a new budget Tuesday acknowledging long standing concerns about water levels in the Great Lakes and providing hope for resolution.

Aéroport de Montréal voyou manipule l’information aux dépends des contribuables.

Posted on March 21, 2016

Le temps est venu pour une enquête complète.

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L’ADM voyou manipule l’information aux dépends des contribuables. Le temps est venu pour une enquête complète.

Sierra Club Québec s'oppose à l'assujettissement des OSBL à la loi sur le lobbyisme

Posted on February 11, 2016

Sierra Club Quebec opposes the submission of non for profits to Quebec lobbying laws

Le 10 février, Sierra Club Québec a défendu, devant le Commissaire au lobbyisme du Québec, son opposition à l'assujettissement des OSBL à la Loi sur la transparence en matière de lobbysime, tel que suggéré dans le projet de loi no 56.

Dans la présente Loi sur la transparence en matière de lobbyisme, des OSBL sont exclus. Selon le législateur, cette situation nourrit la perception qu'il y existe de bons et de mauvais lobbyistes.

Sierra Club, SOSS Disappointed as Corridor Granted Third Free License Extension in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Posted on January 15, 2016

Sierra Club Canada Foundation and the Save Our Seas and Shores (SOSS) Coalition are deeply disappointed that a third extension has been granted for Corridor Resources’ exploration lease in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by federal and provincial natural resources ministers. The junior oil company was obliged to pay $1 million dollars to extend its lease beyond Jan.

Statement on the Signing of the Paris Agreement

Posted on December 16, 2015

The climate agreement signed in Paris today by representatives of 195 countries is an important milestone on the road to a future without fossil fuels.

Moratoire Vert Montréal

Posted on December 13, 2015

Sierra Club Québec, GRIP-UQAM, la Coalition Verte et différents groupes citoyens réclament un moratoire de dix années sur tout développement dans les milieux naturels de l'île de Montréal.

Sierra Club Canada Foundation applauds Obama's rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on November 6, 2015

"President Barack Obama’s historic decision to reject TransCanada Corporation’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline brings North America one step closer to a low-carbon economy, while pointing to the power of citizen action in delivering the right political response to climate change", said Diane Beckett, Interim Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada Foundation.