Équiterre shines a spotlight on Mark Carney’s red flags

Montreal, August 12th, 2026 – More than a year after being elected, Équiterre has declared that Mark Carney’s honeymoon is over, exposing the Prime Minister’s red flags through six massive projections on Montreal buildings last night.

Bolstered by his reputation as the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney won the support of a crucial segment of the electorate in the last election. But since taking office, his green veneer has begun to crack.

“Mark Carney assured us that he was the right person to address the trade war and the climate crisis, but it was nothing more than empty promises. Instead, he is sacrificing the environment to bolster polluting industries, their shareholders and their profits,” said Daniel Rotman, Équiterre’s Executive Director.

Since his election, the Prime Minister has repeatedly rolled back environmental protections under the pretext of building a strong and prosperous Canada. Mark Carney consistently adopts a rhetoric intended to portray him as protecting the interests of Canadians, while at the same time making choices that negatively affect our health, our well-being and our budgets.

Among them:

🚩 Adopting laws that circumvent environmental protections and assessments

🚩 Announcing a pipeline during an extreme heat wave

🚩 Eliminating protections against greenwashing

🚩 Cutting $5 billion from public transit projects

🚩 Suspending electric vehicle mandates

🚩 Opening the door to pesticides that have been deemed dangerous for people and the environment

🚩 Abolishing the Office of Consumer Affairs dedicated to protecting consumers

The Prime Minister seems to have forgotten that he was elected to serve Canadians. What Canadians need right now is more resilient infrastructure to adapt to and protect ourselves from the harmful effects of climate change.

“For these red flags to become green flags, Mark Carney must do better. He must prioritize investments in projects that will actually benefit Canadian communities,” concluded Daniel Rotman.

The projections were carried out with a Montreal-based collective of projectionists, Le Sémaphore. It was largely funded by donations from Équiterre’s members and supporters.

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