The Senate Needs to Reject the Extinction Agenda

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Bill C-39 is supposed to clear unnecessary barriers to major projects in Canada. But it actually lets politicians make the call to bypass over a 100 years of nature protection laws that have shaped our national identity and values.

If left unchanged, the bill would open the door for industrial development in sensitive wildlife habitats and protected areas, allow companies to start construction before assessments are finished, and sideline the science-based checks that protect our waters and endangered species.

“It could turn vast swathes of our country into zones of environmental lawlessness.”
- Akaash Maharaj, Policy Director, Nature Canada

The Prime Minister and his cabinet have to move fast, but the Senate of Canada was built for moments like this.

As our chamber of sober second thought, senators have the constitutional power to fix dangerous legislation and ensure the laws protecting air, water, and species (including us) are not gutted behind closed Cabinet doors.

Take two minutes to send a targeted letter directly to the senators reviewing Bill C-39. Urge them to adopt Nature Canada’s concrete amendments to:

Limit politicians’ power to bypass safeguards for nature
Uphold the role of science and experts in environmental review
Protect the species and landscapes that have defined Canada for hundreds of years

Thank you for being a voice for Nature.

To: The Honourable Senators of the Senate of Canada,

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act. While I support efforts to build a resilient, prosperous Canadian economy, sustainable prosperity cannot be achieved by dismantling the environmental standards and rule of law that protect our communities.

Bill C-39 contains sweeping provisions that shift regulatory authority away from transparent, evidence-based public bodies and place it into the hands of ministers deliberating behind Cabinet secrecy. By permitting arbitrary "Regions of National Interest" without clear statutory limits or protections for sensitive ecosystems, the bill creates significant regulatory uncertainty, sidelines Indigenous reconciliation, and jeopardizes our international biodiversity commitments.

I urge you to support Nature Canada’s amendments to Bill C-39.

As a member of Canada's Upper Chamber, you have a vital constitutional duty to provide sober second thought and scrutinize legislation that bypasses ordinary parliamentary oversight.

Canada does not have to choose between a thriving economy and intact ecosystems. I call on you to use your independent voice in the Senate to amend Bill C-39 and ensure our regulatory system remains rigorous, transparent, and fair to all Canadians.

Thank you for your service and your commitment to protecting Canada’s democratic institutions and natural heritage.

Sincerely,
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The Senate Needs to Reject the Extinction Agenda

Bill C-39 was sent to the Senate full of critical flaws that gives politicians outrageous powers to bypass a century of hard-won environmental protections.

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Nature Needs Your Voice

Send the letter

The Senate Needs to Reject the Extinction Agenda

Bill C-39 was sent to the Senate full of critical flaws that gives politicians outrageous powers to bypass a century of hard-won environmental protections.

About this initiative

Nature Needs Your Voice

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initiative