Updated: Doctors’ group, environmental groups and residents call on Toronto’s City Council to hold big polluters accountable for climate costs

By Jesse Firempong

UPDATE: The City of Toronto’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee passed the motion on pursuing compensation for the cost of climate change to the city. In response, Greenpeace Canada Staff Lawyer Priyanka Vittal said:

“The powerful testimonies delivered here today by Toronto youth, lawyers, residents and environmental experts leave no doubt that Torontonians want to see stronger climate action from City Hall. We’re happy to see Council take this first step in gathering the information needed to make sure that regular people aren’t on the hook for mounting climate-related costs. Protecting residents while holding polluters to account for their role in creating the climate crisis must be at the foundation of a just transition away from fossil fuels.”

Read more at Greenpeace Canada