"What we do, in the next 3-4 years, I believe, is going to determine the future of humanity"
– Sir David King, former chief scientific advisor to the UK government, February 2021
Our Demand: a climate disaster protection agency.
Tax the rich, protect the people
The weight of the climate crisis is falling on ordinary people who can't afford private firefighting forces. The companies most responsible for this crisis knew exactly what they were doing; it's time for them to PAY.
We are burning, we are drowning, we are fucked
We are holding our officials to do what they were elected to do; protect their citizens. Canada is without a National Firefighting Agency, relying on international forces and volunteers. Billions of dollars of damage were done this year in extreme weather events. Homes flooded, people evacuated, towns burned - our government needs to prepare for this. We aren’t ready. We’re only at 1.5 degrees.
Since Last Generation Canada started campaigning for a National Firefighting Agency, the federal NDP and Green parties have joined the call for this demand. A National Firefighting Agency remains included in Last Generation’s call for a Climate Disaster Protection Agency.
Calls for emergency management.
80% of Canadian cities are built on floodplains
We are all at risk.
Most Canadians have no coverage for flood damages
Only 10-15% of people in Canada are insured for rebuilding and damages after a flooding event.
Canada's Climate Disaster Stats
Indigenous communities are 18x more likely to be impacted by a severe weather event
Over 80% of these communities are at risk of evacuation due to fires.
The government has only committed 2 billion over the next decade to climate adaptation
We lost 5% of Canada's forest since 2023
Canada’s boreal forest has been hit especially hard as we lose our last precious carbon sinks.
30% of Jasper burned in summer 2024
This fire evacuated over 20 000 people.
Over 7 billion in insured damages were done in summer 2024
This shatters any other summer on record.
Over 230 000 were evacuated during wildfires in 2023
These are the impacts at 1.5 degrees. Who is going to save you?
Canada suffered almost $8 billion in insurable damages from extreme weather events in 2024 - more than any year before.
Over 230,000 Canadians were evacuated during wildfires in 2023. We lost 5% of Canada’s forests.
In 2021, BC suffered the worst heat wave in Canadian history, killing 619 people.
Global temperatures are still increasing. Things will get much worse and we can’t handle today’s crises.
Climate disaster statistics.
Civil resistance is our last chance at survival
From the Civil Rights movement to the Indian independence movement, history shows us that sustained nonviolent civil resistance is the most effective way to have our demands met in the short amount of time we have left. We are ready and we are nonviolent.
Sustained disruption
Roadblocks, marches, and getting in the way of business as usual is the only route we have left to get our voices heard by the mainstream media and government. We iterate until we win. We don't have time to waste.
Iteration is key. We will win.
Just like the Suffragettes and Freedom Riders in 1960s, we must persist and continue to engage in sustained disruption, day in and day out. We are the Last Generation. We cannot afford to lose.
The plan.