Step 1
Sign the petition
Calling for a leaders' debate on the climate crisis
Ongoing
Vire au vert
Quebec general election 2022
The issues
Quebec general election 2022
It is increasingly urgent to address the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity. Political parties must do more. They must act coherently, rapidly and in an inclusive manner.
Making the right decisions today, means preparing Quebec for the challenges that we are already facing, and working towards a greener, safer, healthier and more resilient living environment.
Our work
Since 2018, the Vire au vert citizen mobilization initiative has been bringing environmental issues to the forefront during Quebec election campaigns. Powered by environmental organizations and citizens, it seeks to encourage political parties and candidates to make ambitious commitments with regards to the environment.
24 of Quebec’s most influential environmental and citizen groups have developed Vire au Vert’s 48 environmental recommendations, which we encourage the political parties to include in their electoral programs, and to discuss during the upcoming election campaign.
Alongside our allies, Équiterre provides the tools and mobilizes citizens to pressure our governments to do just that.
Here are Vire au Vert’s 48 recommendations (in French).
73%
of Quebecers are worried about climate impacts on their health and on public health, on their personal finances and on public finances.
Source : Sondage Léger, May 2022.
Take action
Voters deserve to know what climate solutions the political parties are proposing for the Quebec 2022 provincial election, to fight the ecological and climate crisis.
In traditional debates, the climate crisis and environmental protection are addressed for only a few minutes. But that’s no longer acceptable. This is the issue of our time and the stakes are too high.
We’re asking Quebec’s news networks to organize a leaders’ television debate exclusively on the climate crisis, its impacts and the concrete solutions that the political parties are proposing to address them.
You can add your voice to this demand to organize a debate on the environment. Unfortunately, some party leaders do not want to have a debate in English, but we will pressure them to debate on environmental issues. Please sign the petition.
Step 2
Share the campaign
Project history
2021
November
On November 7, 2021, a breath of fresh air blew through Quebec! Many new mayors and city councilors who had made commitments to the environment were elected across the province. The environment, women and youth were the big winners in this municipal election. Talking about the environment is clearly no longer a risk: it's a win.
The environmental movement is reaching our city halls. And it's thanks to the thousands of citizens who mobilized and voted with the environment in mind and to the work of environmental organizations like Vire au vert! Municipalities play a crucial role in the implementation of the ecological transition.
2018
September
In 2018, Vire au vert helped put the environment at the heart of the provincial election campaign in Quebec.
Our ultimate goal: that political parties make ambitious commitments with regards to the environment. We identified 23 environmental priorities that we wanted to see included in the electoral platforms of each of the political parties in Quebec. We also mobilized, equipped and supported citizens to express their environmental concerns to political parties and their candidates, their entourage and the public.
FAQ
Why does the climate crisis deserve its own leaders' debate?
The climate crisis affects so many different aspects of our lives and impacts many economic sectors. It exposes us to the consequences of increasingly frequent extreme weather events, it threatens our collective and individual health and it also threatens our quality of life and our economy. There's a cost to all of these impacts. Droughts and bad weather can increase the price of our groceries, our infrastructure such as our roads are at risk, and our homes and cities can be threatened by flooding. A debate on the climate crisis would touch on the impacts and solutions in many sectors.
Why are you asking English-speaking Quebecers to demand a leaders’ debate on the environment that will be held only in French?
Unfortunately, some party leaders do not want to have a debate in English. This is a separate problem. But as an environmental organization, it is our role to ensure that environmental issues are front and centre for the October 3rd provincial election. Our Vire au vert campaigns are generally deployed in French with English translation when possible, such as in the 2021 municipal elections. For the 2022 provincial election, Vire au vert’s propositions were created in French for the political parties. However when it comes to climate action, especially during an election campaign, everyone is encouraged to take action and pressure the parties to propose environmental solutions. Even though the environmental debate that we’re asking for will be held in French, we encourage English-speaking Quebecers to sign the petition to urge Quebec news networks to hold a debate exclusively on climate change. Debates generally offer a live translation.
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Project team
Project Manager, Mobilization
Communications Officer
Mobilization Agent
