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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 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] dignity equitable • I also strongly urge you to champion several pieces of climate justice legislation justice currently before Parliament; Bill C-226, which strives to create a national strategy on dignity Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice, and Bills C-262 and C-263 to decolonize improve Canadian. [...] In addition to the disastrous ecological impact, this also leads to food, housing, emissions green and economic insecurity, physical and mental health crises, and stands in the way of meaningful reconciliation. [...] Including Indigenous knowledge and honouring Indigenous rights in climate justice 1.5ºC proposed legislation is essential for achieving a sustainable and just transition for all and is a good jobs legal obligation of the Government of Canada as a signatory of the United Nations Declaration renewable on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).