About the Strategy. When passed in June 2024, the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act mandated that Environment and Climate Change Canada must publish a federal strategy before the end of 2026 (1). As legislated in the Act,...
On July 11 and July 18, 2026, Shake Up The Establishment (SUTE) facilitated two community consultation and policy action events in Vancouver, British Columbia to support public participation in the Government of Canada's consultation on the draft National Strategy to...
Environmental racism is a known and established issue in Canada. Many Indigenous, racially and ethnically-minoritized communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards, underrepresented in decision-making processes and face barriers in having their...
About the Strategy As mandated in the National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act, the federal government must publish the official Strategy by the end of 2026. The Strategy must: Identify and address environmental injustices and...
On June 1, 2026, SUTE facilitated a community consultation and policy action-centred event as a part of Toronto Climate Week. We began the event with a short presentation introducing the impacts of environmental racism and environmental justice in Canada, followed by...
Author Shake Up The Establishment About the 2026-2029 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy As mandated in the Federal Sustainable Development Act, Environment and Climate Change Canada, with support from other federal departments, must establish Federal...
About the National Environmental Justice Strategy Foundations To inform the development of the National Environmental Justice Strategy, the Government of Canada opened a preliminary consultation on key foundations through surveys on enviroequity.ca. On December 11,...
The Government of Canada is currently collecting survey responses to help shape key factors of the upcoming National Environmental Justice Strategy, including: Foundation 1: Environmental Justice Foundation 2: Assessing, preventing and addressing environmental...
About the 2026-2030 Sustainable Jobs Action Plan Sustainable Jobs Action Plans lay out the programming and projects that the federal government will implement to support workers and communities in the transition to a net-zero economy (1). As mandated in the Canadian...
Ottawa, on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation — November 4, 2025 — Today’s federal budget arrives after prolonged delays and a period of significant uncertainty for public-serving programs. While it signals continued interest in...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
Toronto/Tkaronto, ON | August 2025 - The federal government is seeking feedback from Canadians on the 2025 budget by August 28th, 2025. While the federal budget is typically released in April of a given year, the timing of the 2025 federal election pushed its release...
AuthorMy name is Megan Devoe and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I am a white scholar-settler with Mi’kmaw and European heritage. My descendants chose to settle in what is now known as Newfoundland five generations ago. I currently live, work, and play on the lands of...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations: the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation,...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations: the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation,...
Toronto/Tkaronto, ON | April 2025 – In the face of an uncertain political climate and an upcoming federal election, now more than ever as Canadian citizens we have the responsibility to hold the government accountable for progressive climate policy. Youth across...
Emissions Mitigation; Biodiversity, Conservation, and Preservation; Environmental Health; Climate Justice; Health; Misinformation; Affordability and Housing; and International Relations Authors Anna Huschka, Chloe Wu, Megan Devoe, Nicola Radatus-SmithEditors Mei-Ling...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations – the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorShake Up The Establishment Voting Essentials Go-to-Guide for Voting in the 2025 Federal Election By Anna Huschka 4 min read time This guide has all the information you need about your voting options and the electoral system to make sure you understand how to...
AuthorMy name is Megan Devoe and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I am a white-settler scholar with mixed Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry currently living, working, and playing on the traditional lands of the Mi'kma'ki and the Wabanaki in what is colonially known as...
AuthorMy name is Megan Devoe and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I am a settler-scholar living in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), with familial roots in rural Newfoundland. While HRM is the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada, it also extends to rural areas...
AuthorHello/Bonjour! My name is Zeina Seaifan and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I reside in Tiohtiá:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal, the unceded treaty territory of the Kanien’kéha Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabeg. A daughter of Arab-immigrant...
AuthorHello/Bonjour! My name is Zeina Seaifan and my pronouns are she/her/elle. I reside in Tiohtiá:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal, the unceded treaty territory of the Kanien’kéha Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabeg. A daughter of Arab-immigrant...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
Toronto, ON | October 2024 – National youth-led environmental justice organizations Shake Up The Establishment (SUTE), Finance Engage Sustain | Financer Engager Soutenir (FES) (formerly known as the Foundation for Environmental Stewardship) and the Women’s Healthy...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorHello! My name is Nadine Ivanov (She/Her) and I am the researcher behind this post. I currently reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the...
AuthorMy name is Tolu Amuwo and I authored this piece. I use she/her pronouns and live in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam territories, what is colonially known as Vancouver, BC. I have personally seen how pollutants and toxic substances have impacted my...
Shake Up The Establishment Submitted Intersectional, Community-Centred Feedback on the Discussion Document (April 2023)AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations,...
An Act to Develop a National Environmental Justice Strategy in Canada - March 2024AuthorsHello/Bonjour! My name is Zeina Seaifan and my pronouns are she/her/elle. Presently, I reside on the traditional and treaty territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and the...
AuthorHello/Bonjour! My name is Zeina Seaifan and my pronouns are she/her/elle. Presently, I reside on the traditional and treaty territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (currently known as “Ajax, Ontario”). A...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorMy commitment to intersectional justice began at age 11, and is deeply informed by my lived experiences as a Sikh woman from Punjab, who immigrated to Canada at age 3, and who navigates the world with a neurodiverse perspective. My lived experiences growing up...
AuthorMy name is Angelo (he/they) and I’m an uninvited guest and settler of European, Arab and Latin American ancestry on the unceded and unsurrendered Coast Salish Territories, particularly on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) life, lands, and waters, who have been tolerant to...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
Background This Federal election, Elections Canada is not offering its Vote on Campus program where they allowed students to vote by special ballot in their home riding or update their information on the spot so they could cast ballots in the riding geographically...
AuthorMy name is Rachel Howlett and my pronouns are she/her. I am from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which is the traditional land of the Mi’kmaq known as Mi’kmaki in the region of Sipekni’katik. I am speaking from a position of privilege as a white settler and I want to...
AuthorHello! Bonjour! My name is Jordan Kilgour and I use she/her pronouns. I currently reside in Ottawa, ON which is on three Indigenous Territories: the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinabek, and the Algonquin-Anishinabeg Nation. This land is a part of the Crawford...
AuthorMy name is Anna (she/her), and I am a white settler located on the lands of the Williams Treaty First Nations - the Alderville First Nations, Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Rama, Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First...
AuthorMy name is Rachel Howlett and my pronouns are she/her. I am from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which is the traditional land of the Mi’kmaq known as Mi’kmaki in the region of Sipekni’katik. I am speaking from a position of privilege as a white settler and I want to...
Author Hi, my name is Holly and I am the author of this post. I want to state that I do not identify as an Indigenous person and I do not intend to speak on behalf of Indigenous communities. I am speaking from a position of privilege and power as a white-settler...
Author My name is Aarisha Elvi Haider and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am happy to share my positionality as I see this as an opportunity not only to reflect on my roots but also to ground myself before I begin any work that is of profound spiritual significance to...
AuthorHello! My name is Meagan (she/her) living on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki peoples. I acknowledge that this land is covered by Treaty 19, also known as the Ajetance Purchase (named for the Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit), signed in...
AuthorHello! My name is Meagan (she/her) living on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki peoples. I acknowledge that this land is covered by Treaty 19, also known as the Ajetance Purchase (named for the Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit), signed in...
AuthorHello, Bonjour, my name is Rose (she/her), living in Tkaronto as a second-generation settler on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnarbeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, now home to a diverse array of...
AuthorMy commitment to intersectional justice began at age 11, and is deeply informed by my lived experiences as a Sikh woman from Punjab, who immigrated to Canada at age 3, and who navigates the world with a neurodiverse perspective. My lived experiences growing up...
AuthorMy name is Rachel Howlett and my pronouns are she/her. I am from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which is the traditional land of the Mi’kmaq known as Mi’kmaki in the region of Sipekni’katik. I am speaking from a position of privilege as a white settler and I want to...