Open Letter on Accountability and the Pan-Canadian Framework

West Coast Environmental Law joins 33 environmental, justice and community organizations to urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Catherine McKenna to institute a robust approach to climate accountability to ensure we do not miss our targets.

True climate accountability is achievable and these steps would need to include: 

1. Accountability must be enshrined in law
2. A climate change committee should be a public, not private, entity.
3. Government must prepare 5-year carbon budgets and/or targets as a focus for expert comment and public consultation.
4. Mandate of a climate change committee must focus on assessing government progress.
5. Government duty to table and respond to climate change committee reports.