Montreal, April 29, 2025 – Équiterre congratulates all the elected officials but hopes that a new Liberal minority government will mark a decisive shift away from the false solutions promoted by the fossil fuel industry and toward the economy of the future — one capable of addressing the multiple crises affecting the country, be they economic, social, or climate-related.
Équiterre will be closely watching ministerial appointments — not only for Environment, but also for Transport and Agriculture, among others — and hopes to collaborate on initiatives that address multiple crises at once. These include public transit investment, food sovereignty, and the health of agricultural soils.
“We hope to count on a government that doesn’t confine environmental issues to a single minister or department. We want climate to be treated as a cross-cutting issue, considered essential by the entire government, because it already impacts many aspects of Canadians’ lives — from safety and health to the cost of groceries,” explains Charles-Édouard Têtu, Climate Policy Analyst at Équiterre.
Troubling Statements on pipelines
“Regardless of the election outcome, we heard some truly concerning rhetoric during the campaign from various parties about potential new oil and gas projects. We were also presented with false solutions dear to the fossil fuel industry, such as carbon capture and storage,” adds Têtu.
“Nevertheless, we are hoping to convince them that this is not the right path to thread in order to develop a resilient economy adapted to current geopolitical challenges. The Liberal Party has, after all, supported the Quebec Consensus on the Environment: a commitment to precisely turn away from the fossil fuel industry, to protect our ecological values as well as Quebec territory. And if they ever decide to steer away from it, the two parties that will likely hold the balance of power (the Bloc Québécois and NDP) have also supported the Consensus and could bring them back in line,” concludes Charles-Édouard Têtu.
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