Hear from your candidates ahead of the Ontario Provincial Election on the issues that matter most to you and your community!
Join the Richmond Hill All Candidates Debate online on May 12th, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM to hear your candidates speak on the climate change issues most relevant to your community.
There are 3 ways to get your questions to the candidates: 1) register for the event and fill in the comment box, 2) type the question into the Q&A during the event, 3) send your question to targetclimatechange@gmail.com by May 12. All questions will be sent to the candidates, whether they are part of the Q&A at the event or not.
HOW TO TUNE IN
The event will be held online via Zoom, a link to the online debate will be emailed before the event. Please mark your calendar for Thursday, May 12, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
WHY DEBATES?
Debates are a crucial way to engage in our democracy and make sure our elected officials know what matters to voters if they want to represent our communities. They are often seen as defining moments in elections and can put community issues onto candidates’ agendas at a time when it matters most.
Most All Candidates Debates in the past have only briefly mentioned climate change, because there is so much to discuss. Thus, the questions and answers are usually quite brief and perhaps not as informative for the voters. This debate is intended to do more of a deep dive on the environment, because the solutions to climate change are found in every aspect of our lives and every level of government.
Climate action in a suburban area such as Richmond Hill should be focussed on those areas that have the highest carbon emissions. The topics of this All Candidates debate will be focused on the following: transportation, buildings, and waste as they relate to carbon emission reductions needed, and the related social issues.
The format of the debate is question and answer by topic, and each section will begin with a quick slide show to introduce the current events and politics so that the participants may be more aligned as to the depth of discussion possible.
For those attendees seeking additional information and questions posed by other organizations, please see the links below.
https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca
Moderator: Liz Couture, involved in Richmond Hill politics since 2005, organizer for DRAWDOWN Richmond Hill (climate action solutions for hope to meet global targets), active in various community groups
“There is no silver bullet in solving the climate crisis, but there is a smoking gun, and that is fossil fuels” The Guardian, Apr 6, 2022
Thanks to Presenting Sponsor Vancity Community Investment Bank, we are able to keep this event free for the community. Many thanks also to our partners in the community.
ON Debates is a project coordinated by GreenPAC. Over the past two federal elections, GreenPAC has helped community groups organize all-candidates debates that over 32,000 Canadians tuned into. Ahead of the 2022 Ontario General Election, GreenPAC is partnering with communities in key ridings to once again organize debates in order to facilitate dialogue between candidates and voters.
Learn more about GreenPAC here and click here to learn more about our past debates.