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sustainable equitable 2023 action dignity 1.5ºC To the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, fair Minister of the Environment and Climate Change just inclusive reduce Dear Minister Guilbeault, green fair As a member of a faith community, I am deeply committed to protecting the natural 1.5ºC just environment and promoting the well-being of all creation. [...] I am encouraged by the government's recent efforts to reduce rights Indigenous greenhouse gas emissions and to invest in a just transition to a green economy. [...] I also urge Canada to increase support for gender-responsive resilient food systems.[2] no subsidies 1.5ºC • I also strongly urge you to champion several pieces of climate justice legislation equitable currently before Parliament; Bill C-226, which strives to create a national strategy ondignity Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice, and Bills C-262 and C-263 to justice improve Canadian c. [...] In addition to the disastrous ecological impact, this also leads to food, housing, renewable Indigenous and economic insecurity, physical and mental health crises, and stands in the way of sustainable rights meaningful reconciliation. [...] Including Indigenous knowledge and honouring Indigenous rights in proposed legislation is essential for achieving a sustainable and just transition for all and is a reduce human rights legal obligation of the Government of Canada as a signatory of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).