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🎉 HUGE VICTORY! GNL Québec has been rejected 🎉

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Isabelle L'Héritier, Greenpeace Canada Unsubscribe	Wed, Jul 21, 5:35 PM (2 days ago)
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Legault backed down in the face of citizen pressure! Nelson, We won against GNL Québec! Legault backed down in the face of citizen pressure and rejected the protest. After defeating the Energy East pipeline in 2017 [1] and the setback to Goldboro LNG earlier this month [2], Quebec premier Legault's announcement that the GNL Québec plant will not go ahead sends a clear message: the era of polluting and destructive energy is over. It is high time to prohibit all new fossil fuel projects, turn the page, stop extracting fossil fuels and take concrete action for a just and green transition. This decisive victory is collective! It was possible thanks to the sustained mobilization of tens of thousands of citizens, Indigenous groups and NGOs across the province, who have been fighting this project for the past three years.  We saw many strong moments, like : More than 120,000 citizens who signed a petition, called or wrote to the government to express their opposition [3]; The incredible convergence of dozens of student associations [4], hundreds of health professionals, scientists [5], economists, civil society groups [6], Indigenous communities [7] and opposition parties [8] who united in this struggle; The public consultations of the Bureau d'audiences publiques en environnement (BAPE), which saw historic participation [9] with the submission of more than 2,500 briefs, of which more than 90% were opposed to the project [10], and which led to a devastating report for the project; and our decentralized actions to deploy giant banners across the province [11].  Let's take time to celebrate! It's not every day that we win such a big environmental battle.  And let's continue to contribute to the environmental, social and economic transition together with local communities — who are leading resilient projects that sustain and respect traditions and ecosystems.Let's continue the fight to protect life and prevent destruction everywhere. Thank you for everything you do. Isabelle, Mobilisation campaigner, Greenpeace Canada P.S. For more details, take a look at our blog and don’t hesitate to share it with friends and family. [1] https://350.org/energyeast-win/ [2] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/49101/goldboro-lng-fails-to-secure-investor-by-june-30th-deadline-federal-government-ignores-request-for-nearly-1-billion-in-loans-or-grants/  [3] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/46568/no-to-gnl-quebec-banners-blossom-across-the-province-in-rejection-of-the-project/  [4] https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2021-03-09/actions-dans-six-villes-du-quebec/des-groupes-appellent-au-rejet-de-gnl-quebec.php  [5] http://www.collectif-scientifique-gaz-de-schiste.com/accueil/images/BAPE_M%C3%A9moire_Collectif_26_octobre_Version_finale_compressed.pdf  [6] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/fr/communique-de-presse/47015/la-societe-civile-et-les-partis-dopposition-uni%C2%B7es-contre-gnl-gazoduq/ [7] https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/three-innu-first-nations-say-they-are-ready-to-take-measures-to-stop-quebec-pipeline  [8] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/fr/communique-de-presse/46756/tous-les-partis-sauf-la-caq-sopposent-a-gnl-gazoduq/  [9] https://coalitionfjord.com/2020/11/05/bape-sur-gnl-une-participation-historique-expose-les-failles-dun-projet-depasse/ [10] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/44494/bape-on-gnl-quebec-historic-participation-exposes-the-flaws-of-an-outdated-project/  [11] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/46568/no-to-gnl-quebec-banners-blossom-across-the-province-in-rejection-of-the-project/

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