2022
Provincial elections
The environment enters the leaders' debate
Équiterre and its partners pushed hard to put the environment at the heart of the leaders' debate.
Ongoing
The environment at the heart of election campaigns
Let's encourage our leaders to be bold
Équiterre’s work
To accelerate the necessary ecological transition, our governments will have to adopt a number of ambitious measures. But they need clear support from the public before they will act.
Équiterre coordinates awareness and mobilization campaigns during federal, provincial and municipal election campaigns. Election campaigns are key opportunities, as candidates and political parties are particularly sensitive to the concerns and demands of the voting public.
Together with its many partners, Équiterre mobilizes voters to express their environmental concerns to their candidates, urging them to make ambitious commitments towards the ecological transition.
Équiterre is non-partisan, but creates and provides the voting public with tools to help them make informed choices with regards to socio-environmental issues.
Our impact
14,500 citizens mobilized in the mobilization campaigns of the past three elections
170 debates on the environment
100 media publications on the environment during election campaigns
Project history
2021
Municipal Elections
Debates on the environment held all across Quebec
Support for local committees and organizations; 40 debates held in as many municipalities in Quebec.
Federal Elections
Thousands of Canadians become actively involved
Campaign to urge citizens to write to political parties to get them to commit to taking action for a world that respects the limits of nature, and that is carbon neutral and equitable.
2019
Federal Elections
A unique Canada-wide event
104 candidate debates on the environment held simultaneously across Canada. Coordinated 25 debates in Quebec; 48 organizing groups involved.
Broad mobilization on behalf of environmental platforms
Canada-wide digital campaign "One Planet, One Vote" to ensure that all parties commit to ambitious goals for the environment.
2018
Provincial Elections
First edition of Vire au vert
Conferences; establishment of mobilizing citizen committees in ridings; meetings with political parties and candidates and citizens mobilized to demand ambitious environmental commitments.
2015
Federal Elections
First campaign during an election
Mobilized citizen committees formed in 2 federal ridings
Testimonials
“ It was a nice evening of discussions and we hope that the many interested attendees will be able to make use of the information provided by the representatives of the parties ”
“ Discussions carried out with everyone showing respect for all. Honest candidates freely expressing their convictions. ”
Project's team
Project Manager, Mobilization
meleclerc@equiterre.org
See profile
meleclerc@equiterre.org
