Last month, on June 27, Tides Canada launched a new campaign focusing on cooperation and collaboration amongst Canadians. The "Strange Bedfellows" campaign is just that- an unlikely alliance of companies, industry associations, labor unions, governments and citizen organizations, coming together to support the development of a Canadian energy strategy. Participants are now calling on Canada’s provincial premiers to work together to develop a strategy that will ensure energy security and jobs while addressing climate change and environmental protection. The premiers are meeting in Halifax in late July for the Council of the Federation summit, and are expected to address the development of an energy strategy.
Tides Canada is hoping that participants from diverse backgrounds can put aside their differences and work together. After all, according to Sarah Goodman, Tide Canada's vice president of business development and services, "[…] successful partnerships are often built between people from different points of view or different walks of life." For more information, or to get involved, visit their webiste.
Another recent result of people coming together is the online petition to save the Experimental Lakes Area. The petition was a global effort, with signatures from 58 different countries (one for every experimental lake), asking the Harper Government to reverse the decision to close the world-renowned research facility. The petition can be seen on this website, along with comments from the signatories.