TOOLKIT: Meet with your MPs for a YCC

What’s the plan?

The campaign for a Youth Climate Crops is growing momentum by the day. 

After months of campaigning, young activists have succeeded in getting attention from communities, media and politicians. In December 2023, MP Laurel Collins brought a motion in support of a Youth Climate Corps to the House of Commons. 

But that’s just the beginning. To keep the pressure on, we want MPs from across parties to add their name to a letter in support of a Youth Climate Corps to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.

We don’t just want names on a letter though. We want MPs to recognize the growing demand for a YCC among their constituents who will hold them to account for their decisions and actions. 

Collectively, we can impress on our elected officials that bold action that takes the climate emergency seriously and guarantees Good Green Jobs for All is the only way forward – if they want to hold their seats.

We plan to send this letter on May 22, so we need to act quickly to secure a meeting in time for this.