SCAN! Documents
Free resources that can be used to educate and take action for our climate now!
SCAN! calls for Truth & Reconciliation
SCAN!’s letter asking the Premier to join several provinces calling on the Ontario government to join them in designating a statutory holiday: a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.
CPP Divestment Letter
SCAN! divestment letter to John Graham, President & CEO at CPP Investments, to encourage a step away from investing in fossil fuels.
Amendments to Bill C-12
As a result of the brief submitted by SCAN! and other organizations to the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development of the House of Commons, the following Amendments were passed. A Victory for SCAN! and all the groups who demanded changes to strengthen Bill C-1, the net zero emissions accountability act.
Phase out gas-fired plants submission
Already 27 Ontario municipalities have passed resolutions calling for a phase-out of gas-fired power plants and more than 60 organizations, including SCAN!, have endorsed the call for the phase-out by 2030.
Instead of winding down fossil-fuel generated electricity in Ontario, the Ford government wants to increase the use of gas-fired power plants as part of its program to replace aging nuclear power plants. According to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the greenhouse gas pollution from gas-fired power plants will grow by more than 300 percent by 2025 and by more than 400 percent by 2040.
SCAN! participated in the feedback process to the IESO’s request for their Gas Phase-Out Impact Assessment.
Read the submission here.
There is an opportunity for individuals to support the calls for a phase-out by 2030.
The IESO has launched a public engagement process on how Ontario can reduce its greenhouse gas pollution by phasing out its gas-fired plants. There are two campaigns that call for action within this process. You can sign up through these groups:
Ontario Clear Air Alliance – Tell our energy planners that you support phasing out gas plants
(There is also an OCAA petition at https://www.cleanairalliance.org/hampipe/)
Environmental Defence – Take Action: Support the Gas Power Phase-Out and Say No to More Fossil Fuels!
Briefing Notes – Liberal Election Platform
Briefing note prepared by David Robertson for Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!)
Statement of Purpose
Briefing note prepared by David Robertson for Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!)
The Ontario 2020 Budget and the Climate Emergency
Briefing note prepared by David Robertson for Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!)
Solidarity Statement: Fridays For Future Toronto Global Day of Climate Action
The Liberal Climate Action Formula: A Recipe For Failure
March 2021, SCAN! Report: A Discussion Paper on the Liberal Government’s Climate Action Plan, “A Healthy Environment & A Healthy Economy”, written by members David Robertson & Terry Moore for the Education Committee.
SCAN! Platform – Sept 2021
