Actions & Events
“Stormy Weather”/A Presentation on Adaptation by Dr. Jennifer Penney
Click HERE to view the recording of the presentation made by Dr. Jennifer Penney at Environment Haliburton!’s Virtual Enviro-Café event on November...
SCAN!’s Response toThe Affordable Energy Act, 2024 (Bill 214)
Click HERE to read David Robertson's oral presentation at hearings on Bill 214.
Webinar/Nuclear Waste: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 7pm (EDT) Join us for a virtual presentation by Dr. Gordon Edwards of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility...
“We Need Regulations to Reduce Upfront Carbon Emissions in Buildings” by Gail Fairley
Despite Canada’s lofty emission targets of 40 to 45 per cent below the 2005 level by 2030, emissions in Canada continue to rise. Although the...
Rallying for The Ontario Change Adaptation and Resilience Act, 2024
On May 16, about 30 SCAN! members rallied at Queen’s Park in support of a bill drafted by Jennifer Penney and MPP Peter Tabuns. The Ontario Change...
Bill 165/Calling for a Value-for-Money Audit
SCAN! participated in a press conference highlighting a letter signed by more than 30 organizations. (Click HERE to read the letter.) It calls on...
“Time for Action is Ticking Away” by Robert Hicks
Read Robert Hicks’s criticism of Bill 165 in his letter published by The Hamilton Spectator on May 4, 2024. Time is a precious resource that...
Hands off the Greenbelt Rally 2024
SCAN! Toronto members showed their support for efforts to stop the construction of Highway 413 by taking part in the "Hands off the Greenbelt Rally...
“The Critically Important Race to Reduce”/An OpEd by SCAN! Member Robert Hicks
The OpEd by Robert Hicks appeared in The Standard (St. Catharines) on April 19. It was also printed in The Niagara Falls Review and The Welland...
A Call for the End to Public Financing of Fossil Fuels/A Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Et Al
On Thursday, March 28, a very important letter from 86 organizations was sent to Prime Minister Trudeau and Ministers Freeland and Guildbeaut...
War, Climate and Militarism/Two SCAN! Motions
SCAN! began a discussion on war, climate and militarism in November 2023, continuing with a discussion at a General Membership meeting in January...
Fostering Principles of Peaceful Coexistence/Marion Endicott’s Letter to the Editor of The Globe and Mail
On February 19, 2024, The Globe and Mail published a letter from SCAN! member Marion Endicott. That letter answers a very important question: "Why...
SCAN!’s Recommendation to the Independent Electricity System Operator
SCAN!’s letter to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) recommends that the renewables procurement by the IESO be increased to three...
Climate Migrants/An Information Session
On, November 19, SCAN!'s Climate Justice Committee (CJC) presented an information session on "Climate Migrants" with the following speakers: Steve...
Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels/Toronto, September 16, 2023
11 am – Rally at Queen’s Park. 12 pm – March. Join us!.
Canada is Burning/Toronto’s Day of Action
On June 28, Torontonians in Different Parts of the City Spoke Up!View this sample of the day's activitiesHear the address by SCAN!'s Nick De Carlo
Toronto City Hall Street Performance
On June 20, Toronto SCAN! members told mayoral candidates to wake up to the climate emergency by performing a “die-in” and street theatre piece...
Sending a Clear Message to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Tell the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to stop using our pension funds to fuel the climate emergency! Our goal is to pressure CPPIB...
The Wildfires In Nova Scotia/A Letter to the Editor
In a thought-provoking letter to the Editor of the Toronto Star, SCAN! member Lyn Adamson writes: "The wildfires in Nova Scotia are causing huge...
Rejecting Divestment/A Threat to Our Lives
"[H]ow does our CPPIB president justify marrying our portfolio to fossil fuel companies which by definition will threaten our lives with their...
The Dirtiest Bank in the World
On April 1, 2023, in an inspiring ‘rant,’ Seniors for Climate Action Now! took issue with The Royal Bank of Canada for funding fossil fuels. A...
A Compelling Letter to Ontario’s Housing Minister
On April 10, SCAN! member Yvonne Pigott wrote the following to Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark: I am writing to voice my opposition to your...
Protesting OTPP’s Investment in Fossil Fuels
On April 13, protestors rallied outside the head office of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan at Yonge and Bloor in Toronto to raise awareness about...
The Saga of OTPP
Two SCAN! members who are active with Shift Action, an organization that helps Canadians put pressure on their pension funds to divest from fossil...
Fossil Fools Day Makes the News
Here's what City News had to say about Fossil Fools Day: "Demonstrators gathered in 40 locations across Canada on Saturday to voice their opposition...
Breaking Up with Bullfrog Power
Neil Sedaka was right: "Breaking up is hard to do." Find out why Maureen FitzGerald felt compelled to end her relationship with Bullfrog Power. "I...
Pension Funds and Zero Emissions?
Shift has this to say about the importance of climate-friendly pension investments: "Canada’s top ten pension funds manage over $2 trillion. How...
RBC Demo March 8 2023
SCAN! NOTES by Susan Crean, March 9, 2023 “Respect Indigenous Rights STOP Funding Pipelines” Some twenty-five SCAN! members are milling about the...
Queen’s Park Demo February 25, 2023
Susan Crean writes: It was the dead of winter and cold. So, the SCAN! members who assembled at Queen’s Park Crescent and Wellesley Street the last...
On Developing the Hydrogen Tax Credit: A Letter to Minister Freeland
SCAN! signed on to a letter to Minister Freeland urging the government to consider recommendations on the development of the hydrogen tax credit. ...
Climate Catastrophe in South Asia: Taking Action in Canada
Fifty-eight people in Canada and South Asia recently attended a very informative presentation on this issue. The event was organized by Seniors for...
Protesting Bill 23 in Brockville
On January 21, 2023, about 80 activists demonstrated their opposition to Bill 23 in front of the Brockville office of Housing and Municipal Affairs...
SCAN! Members in Kingston Fight Bill 23
On December 13, SCAN! members in Kingston joined a spirited protest against Bill 23. Minister Steve Clark, who was scheduled to attend a bridge...
RBC Protest December 7 2022
SCAN! partnered with Decolonial Solidarity, a cross-country network working with Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and Land Defenders, to organize...
Supporting the Wet’suwet’en
On November 5, 2022, protesters rallied outside RBC offices at Yonge and Gerrard in Toronto. It was the first of many protests planned outside RBC...
Chiefs of Ontario Respond to Bill 23
“The Government of Ontario’s tabling of Bill 23 is a blatant violation of First Nations’ inherent, domestic, and international rights over their...
Climate Activists Call Out Doug Ford
Climate activists are getting pretty handy at calling out the government--in this case, on Bill 23. #HandsOffTheGreenbelt! Click the button to see...
Wet’suwet’en Issue Urgent Call to Allies
The event will take place in Toronto on Saturday, November 5, 2:00 pm, at RBC, 382 Yonge Street. The evening sit-out in Ottawa begins at 6:30 pm at...
Open Letters to Prime Minister Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh
"Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Federation of Students Ontario, Environmental Defence,...
A Very Successful Global Climate Strike
SCAN! was one of the partner organizations that helped with this demonstration. The youth leaders put tremendous energy and enthusiasm into the...
The Red Sea/Preventing a Fossil Fuel Catastrophe
SCAN! signed on to an open letter circulated by CAN-rac to prevent a fossil fuel catastrophe in the Red Sea. CAN-rac said, “Canada has so far...
SCAN!’s National Adaptation Strategy
SCAN! made a submission to the Government of Canada on the national adaptation strategy via a public engagement process in the development of the...
SCAN! Visits Christie Gardens
SCAN! members put on the Climate Cook-off at Toronto's Christie Gardens seniors residence, with 50-odd seniors in attendance. The skit was followed...
Statement of support after Toronto Wet’suwet’en arrests
In a bizarre series of events, an anti-racist, immigrant rights organizer was charged yesterday by CP Rail Police in Toronto on an open warrant...
Ford’s Urban Sprawl Agenda/A Webinar
Join us on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 7 pm for a post-election virtual conversation about Doug Ford’s Urban Sprawl Agenda with Phil Pothen from...
Canada as an Oil Superpower/A Letter to the Editor of The Globe and Mail
Do high fossil fuel demand and prices warrant the conclusion that “there is no economic or environmental logic in trying to artificially...
The Need to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Public Finance
SCAN! signed on to a letter to Cabinet on ending fossil fuel subsidies and public finance along with 112 other organisations. The letter was sent to...
Ford’s Climate Crimes/SCAN! Takes On Environment Minister Piccini
SCAN! and our supporters will rally outside David Piccini’s office, 117 Peter Street, Port Hope, on May 11 at noon to hold Piccini and Ford...
Emergency in Ontario: Rally for Climate, Communities and Nature!
SCAN! members are invited to attend the Emergency in Ontario rally in Toronto on May 14 at 1 pm. Greenhouse gas emissions are rising, protections...
SCAN! Fundraising Concert Postponed
This concert has been postponed to the fall, and the new date will be announced as soon as possible. Thank you to all who reserved tickets. ...