Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)

CAPE responds to the federal government's gutting of industrial carbon pricing: https://loom.ly/1APp5i4 "The cost of theses decisions will be measured in lives."

Is it Groundhog Day? 😵‍💫 More than a year after trying to dismantle Vancouver’s flagship climate policies and getting voted down after a tidal wave of opposition, Mayor Ken Sim is at it again, just one year after he tried it the first time—by law, the soonest you can bring something back for a vote. His eagerness to gut climate is showing. 😒 Yet again, Mayor Sim is trying to reverse decades of climate progress and put polluting methane gas back into buildings. He might be relentless…but so are we. 💪 Let's send a flood of messages to City Council before the May 20 council vote to remind them that they work for the people of Vancouver, not gas industry lobbyists. Comment CLIMATE to send your message.

Today, the City of Toronto’s Executive Committee passed a $1 million expansion to the Free Air Conditioner Program — which will fund the provision and installation of 2400 air conditioners in time for this summer! This a nearly fivefold increase over last year’s budget allocation, and will ensure that every person that applied to the program will receive an air conditioner. However, we know that this is only a short-term intervention. Tenants need a maximum indoor temperature bylaw that caps temperatures in their apartments at 26°C, and we’ll continue to organize until every tenant is safe, healthy, and cool in their apartment. Wanna join the campaign to Beat the Heat? Contact Toronto ACORN at (416) 461-9233 or [email protected]!

“Teresa Patry is feeling gaslit by Alberta’s oil and gas regulator — and she’s not the only one.” Teresa is a farmer and rancher like many rural Albertans, and two ageing oil wells on her property are hurting her livestock - and her family. According to an independent air quality assessment, those two wells are venting a steady stream of methane onto her farm and around her home. Teresa has followed all the right steps and reported the issue to the AER, but at every stage they’ve failed to protect her and her family. And she’s not alone - thousands of landowners across Alberta have been impacted by ageing and orphan wells on their properties, which the AER continues to turn a blind eye to. Enough is enough. Albertans deserve better. Read the full article on CBC’s website, or listen here: /show/3G1S2oe5LlGapLe7jYkRig #alberta #AlbertaNews #Albertans #abnews #abpoli aer calgary edmonton reddeer rural vermillion

[Press Statement] In a joint statement by organisations working on opposing fossil fuel advertising, which @fossilfreesa signed and supported, a call was made for a fossil ad ban in Santa Marta. This statement is linked to the first conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, which was attended by @noxolomfocwa , #FossilAdBan advocacy campaigner at @fossilfreesa . She said: “Fossil fuel advertising doesn’t just sell products — it sells a false idea of development. This greenwashing actively drives climate obstruction by delaying real solutions, while also undermining free, prior and informed consent by denying communities honest, transparent information. If we are serious about a just transition, we must end the narratives that mislead our people and protect an industry that harms our land, our rights, and our future.” #fossilfueltreaty #fossiladbansa #stopgreenwashing #fossilfuelphaseout

Santa Marta: momentum…but big gaps. For the first time, key voices — NGOs, academics, civil society — converged on one clear ask: restrict fossil fuel advertising. That's real progress from the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. But health was almost entirely absent from the conversation. Canada didn't push for it either. Fossil fuels are increasingly recognized alongside tobacco and alcohol as products that harm health. Policy needs to catch up. There were bright spots: France put forward the first detailed national roadmap to phase out fossil fuel advertising. Amsterdam is already moving — turning commitments into actual restrictions on the ground. Now we need governments to bring climate and health together in policy and for Canada not to fall behind. #FossilFuelPhaseOut

A clean and connected electricity grid means: ✅Better health ✅Thousands of good jobs ✅Stable climate Want to help us and @CAPE_doctors call for an east-west electricity grid? Comment GRID below!

This is a big day for our physicians in Québec! @aqme.environnement is launching a new Propulsion Écosoins platform, which equips its community of practice to reduce their carbon footprint, improve public health, and generate sustainable savings across Québec’s health care system. The platform showcases initiatives led on the ground by clinicians, training webinars, and useful news to clinical and management teams. It’s also a great starting point to see what’s happening in Quebec, draw inspiration from other teams’ work, and help build a more sustainable healthcare network, one action at a time. AQME is also a partner in today’s Interregional Forum on Sustainable Healthcare, where CAPE President-Elect @drsehjalbhargava , AQME Présidente @claudel.desr , and AQME Manager @patricia.clermont000 are participating in panels. Thank you to Propulsion Écosoins partners: the Government of Quebec’s Green Economy Plan and the Trottier Family Foundation. And thank you to @panora.lab for designing the new platform and the new logos for AQME and ACME-CAPE.

Today is @healthyschoolsday ! We’re calling for healthy, sustainable and climate-resilient outdoor learning and play settings for all children. Evidence shows that natural outdoor settings with tree canopies and natural surfacing are not only beneficial to nearly every facet of children’s well-being but also yield significant resilience benefits in the face of climate change. Yet not all schools and child care programs are equipped with these settings. That’s why this year we're proud to join 50+ organizations calling on all levels of government to show leadership and take action. Learn more and join the action at the link in bio.

Pollution in our homes? Pollution in the neighbourhood? Learn more about the dangers of LNG pollution and MetroVancouver's own burgeoning LNG pollution projects. If you live in or near Vancouver, comment RSVP to register for this free event on Thursday, April 30 at 7pm PT.

"Amaze, amaze, amaze." 🌍 Earlier this month, astronauts glimpsed our blue planet from the other side of the moon, and the space mission team quoted this line from Project Hail Mary, a beloved story about saving our beautiful, resilient, and fragile home. The health of that blue dot is inseparable from the health of our patients, our communities, and everyone we love. We are continuously amazed by all the CAPE doctors who volunteer their time, their knowledge, and their voices to protect this intricate web of life. Together, we are over 3,000 physicians and health care professionals, backed by over 30,000 supporters who are doing this for the benefit of all: our kids in schools, our loved ones in care homes, our friends working in the heat, our neighbours who are unhoused, the coming generations. This photo honours the memory of Dr. Marianne Rev (centre), pictured here last April with CAPE BC volunteers Dr. Douglas Courtemanche and Dr. Linda Thyer after marching for a better climate future. "Amaze, amaze, amaze." That could also describe our CAPE community. Like the best planetary-salvation stories, our volunteers and supporters give us hope that determined people working together can still save the luminous, irreplaceable dot we call home. Happy Earth Day and Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week! Two special occasions that couldn't be more perfectly aligned for CAPE. 💚 #EarthDay #PlanetaryHealth #NVW2026 #NationalVolunteerWeek

In Santa Marta, governments and civil society will come together for the first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels. And health must be at the center of every decision. CAPE will be participating on the ground, bringing the voice of health professionals into this critical moment. Because the air we breathe, the heat we face, and the systems we build are all public health issues. As Leah Temper put it: health can’t be a side note: it must become a political imperative in the shift away from fossil fuel dependence. This week is about more than energy. It’s about protecting people's health. #FossilFuelPhaseOut #ClimateAndHealth #SantaMarta #HealthFirst