{"id":397038,"date":"2021-11-19T17:04:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/?p=31754"},"modified":"2021-11-19T17:04:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:04:30","slug":"10-things-we-want-to-see-in-next-weeks-speech-from-the-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/11\/19\/10-things-we-want-to-see-in-next-weeks-speech-from-the-throne\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things we want to see in next week\u2019s Speech from the Throne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What on Earth is the Speech from the Throne?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The 44th session of Parliament is set to start next week. To kick off the session and lay out the government\u2019s priorities, Governor General Mary Simon will be delivering the Speech from the Throne<\/i>. It\u2019s a formal address that introduces the government\u2019s direction and goals, and outlines how it will work to achieve them.<\/p>\n

[Want to learn more about the Speech from the Throne? Check out our backgrounder.<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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So here are our priorities for what should be in the speech from the throne.<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  1. An emergency response plan to the climate crisis that addresses oil and gas production as the root cause<\/b>. This week\u2019s disastrous flooding events in BC are just the latest reminder that the impacts of climate change are becoming more and more devastating – and we know the strength and frequency of disasters will only increase. So we need a response from the federal government to match the scale of the emergency. That means:\n