William De Marais

Advocate for implementation of excess profit tax. Advocate for amendments and share recommendations on Force of Nature strategy to ensure protection of biodiversity, nature, public access for long term solutions. Advocating for transparency and accountability from Domtar Advocating for amendments to be made to Bill C-12 Advocating against AI data centre water consumption Advocating for a Canada-Israel arms embargo Advocate for increased environmental assessments and protections, and Indigenous rights in Bill C5 Building Canada Act Advocating for amendments to the Nature Accountability Legislation to ensure protection of biodiversity and nature for long term solutions. Advocating for a nationwide ban on a comprehensive list of single use plastics as part of the Canada Wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste. Advocate for the cessation of investment in plastic production and related waste management technologies. Advocate for renewable energy, conservation and energy efficiency programs in Canada’s energy policy. Advocate for policies to encourage Canadian financial institutions, including banks, to divest from fossil fuel Advocate for listing plastic under schedule 1 of Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Advocate for investment in circular and zero waste economic business models. Advocate for Canada to ratify the Basel Convention Ban Amendment and to cease exporting plastic waste and recycling to the global south. Advocate for Canada to move forward with a comprehensive plan to meet or exceed the Paris Accord Climate targets. Advocate for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector. Advocate for an end to the expansion of Canada's fossil fuel infrastructure. Advocate for a moratorium on deep sea mining. Advocate for 30% of the world's oceans to be protected by 2030 Advocate for 30% of the world's land area to be protected by 2030 Advocate against the use of glyphosate in food.