News just broke that Elections Canada declared the climate crisis a PARTISAN issue.

“Elections Canada must reconsider. It’s absolutely unacceptable that organizations that want to comment on the threat of the climate emergency will have to register as a third-party organization.

Comments are not partisan. Doctors tell people they have to give up smoking. If Max Bernier were to announce tomorrow smoking is good for you, do those doctors have to register as a third-party organization in order to say what’s true about medical science?

This is lunacy. And Elections Canada is not a lunatic organization so I trust they will clarify and eliminate this ruling.”

In an era of pro-oil politicians, fossil fuel subsidies, and misleading debates on bare minimum carbon pricing, a voice for evidence is critical. And now, science-promoting environmental groups are being silenced. This is not democracy.