Along with Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), For Our Kids, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Friends of the Earth Canada has been granted intervenor status in Ecojustice's challenge against the Ontario government on climate change.
In 2018, the Ontario government gutted relatively strong climate targets with a single, significantly weaker 2030 target that would allow dangerous levels of GHG pollution to continue over the next decade.
This weaker target will allow more greenhouse gas emissions to be emitted, further contribute to dangerous climate change-related impacts such as heatwaves, floods, fires, and poor air quality that will harm the health of Ontarians, and violate their Charter rights to life, liberty, and security of the person.
Each group, bringing a varied perspective on the impact of climate change across Ontario, will be presenting before the court during the full hearing scheduled this coming September 12-14, 2022.
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