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Media Advisory
For release April 24, 2009

Where’s the Plan?
Two years and counting: when will the Harper government really “Turn the Corner” on climate change and smog?

(Ottawa) Two years ago this Sunday, the federal government trumpeted its intention to regulate greenhouse gases (GHG) and air quality in its “Turning the Corner” plan. Twenty-four months have passed yet Canadians are still waiting for real action. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to regulate emissions. The Australian government is planning to implement a cap-and-trade system just two-and-a-half years after taking office. The health of hundreds of thousands of Canadians continues to suffer due to smog, and the December deadline for a new global climate change agreement is fast approaching.

As Environment Minister Jim Prentice heads to Washington for a meeting of major GHG-emitting countries, some of Canada’s leading environmental and health groups are asking when the Harper government will stop dithering and produce a real plan.

WHAT:
News Conference

WHEN:
Monday, April 27, 2009, 11:00 am

WHO:
Dale Marshall, Climate Change Policy Advisor, David Suzuki Foundation
Stephen Hazell, Executive Director, Sierra Club Canada

WHERE:
Charles Lynch Press Conference Room
Room 130S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill

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For more information:

Wallace Beaton
Communications Director
Climate Action Network Canada / Réseau action climat Canada
wbeaton@climateactionnetwork.ca