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Example Letter 1

Dear Editor,

For the last few summers, I’ve watched BC, my home province, burn from unprecedented forest fires that are unquestionably connected to climate change. I’ve watched my friends struggle with asthma attacks even in urban centers. I’ve followed the stories of mass evacuations in remote and rural parts of the province.

In the country, where I was born, Pakistan, every summer brings deadly heatwaves and droughts that claim more and more lives every year.

We are undoubtedly in a climate emergency. The government of Canada, along with many others around the world, has even declared a national climate emergency. And if we don’t take action immediately we can expect things to get much, much worse.

In a federal election year, we have a critical opportunity to make sure that real solutions to the climate crisis, like a Green New Deal, are at the center of every party’s platform. That’s why we need a leaders’ debate on climate change before voters hit the ballot box on October 21st.

It is shameful that climate change only received 15 minutes of air time in federal leaders’ debates in the last election. Our climate and our planet simply can’t afford for that to happen again.

That’s why I am one of tens of thousands of people that have called on CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, to host a leaders’ debate on the climate crisis and a Green New Deal ahead of the fall election.

Sincerely, 

Atiya 

Vancouver, BC

Example Letter 2

Dear Editor,

For weeks, I’ve been among the thousands of people in Canada calling for the CBC to host a federal leaders’ debate on climate change and a Green New Deal. We’re calling on the CBC to fulfill its mandate as our national, public broadcaster and ensure that voters across Canada have the information they need to cast their vote to tackle climate emergency.

Earlier this year, Canada declared a national climate emergency. Before and after that, dozens of cities and towns have done the same and, according to the CBC’s journalistic standards and practices, our national broadcaster has a responsibility, during national emergencies, to provide special, critical coverage. This is one of those moments. 

The CBC can and should host this debate, but every media outlet in Canada, including this one, should support this critical debate. The IPCC has given us 11 years to get our act together and keep global temperature rise below catastrophic levels. The government we elect this fall will lead us through 4 of those years, and it’s up to our media to ensure voters have the information they want and need to cast a vote for real climate action.

Thank you,

Cam