--- title: Canada is Burning Day of Action date: 2023-06-13T04:24:37Z modified: 2026-06-08T20:19:09Z permalink: "https://350.org/canada-burning/" type: super_pages status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 196490 author: Rachel Hubbard --- ### June 28th Day of Action![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Canada-is-Burning-Logo-1000-×-500-px-700x350.png) ### 30+ communities across Canada took action to demand an immediate end to fossil fuel subsidies and accelerate a just transition to 100% renewable energy. [See the full album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/sets/72177720309434603/) ## Media and Press Highlights [The National](https://youtu.be/ATSOOdSCj5c?t=129) – CBC [Calgarians rally for action on climate change in nation-wide protest](https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/06/28/calgarians-rally-climate-change/) – CityNews [Kingston climate activists implore government to take action](https://globalnews.ca/news/9801647/kingston-climate-activists-city-hall-day-of-action/) _–_ GlobalNews [Climate activists protest in the Sault and across Canada](https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/climate-activists-protest-in-the-sault-and-across-canada-1.6460524) – CTV News Northern Ontario [Amid worst wildfire season, climate activists in Thunder Bay rally for change](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunderbay-climaterally-wildfires-1.6891606) – CBC Thunder Bay [Canada’s worst wildfire season sparks nationwide protests](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/canadas-worst-wildfire-season-sparks-nationwide-protests-7210324) – Vancouver is Awesome [Toronto air quality expected to improve today after ranking worst in world](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/06/27/toronto-under-special-air-quality-statement-with-smoke-from-wildfires-set-to-blanket-city/) – CityNews [City of London cancels outdoor programming Wednesday due to poor air quality]() – Global News [Areas of Hamilton hit ‘high-risk’ air quality readings due to wildfire smoke](https://globalnews.ca/news/9798339/hamilton-hits-high-risk-air-quality-readings/) – Global News [Group Of Concerned Constituents Braved Smoke To Bring Message To MP Scott Aitchison](https://muskoka411.com/group-of-concerned-constituents-braved-smoke-to-bring-message-to-mp-scott-aitchison/) – Muskoka 411 [‘Canada is Burning’ because of a lack of climate action, say protesters in Nanaimo](https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/canada-is-burning-because-of-a-lack-of-climate-action-say-protesters-in-nanaimo/) – Nanaimo News Bulletin [Photos: Canada is Burning rally held outside Peterborough MP’s office](https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/photos-canada-is-burning-rally-held-outside-peterborough-mp-s-office/article_063b173f-2e86-571e-a2d5-ec37aa72429a.html) – The Peterborough Examiner ### **This is just the beginning. We have big plans to keep the heat on our federal leaders in the weeks and months ahead.** [Donate to support 350’s work](https://act.350.org/donate/jun-23-em-can-canada-is-burning-doa-wrapup/?source=webbutton) **It’s only June, and Canada’s already expecting the worst wildfire season on record.** Major wildfires are sweeping through nearly every province and territory. Thousands have been evacuated. And tens of millions experienced dangerously toxic smoke-filled air. In Trudeau’s own words, “Canada is burning” but his government is still failing to do even the bare minimum when it comes to climate action. **We know why fires are raging and the air is unbreathable.** It’s time for our federal leaders to stop fuelling the flames of climate chaos. **That’s why we’re rising up to demand that our federal leaders:** 1. **Stop the fossil fuel industry:** An immediate end to subsidies, hard caps for oil and gas emissions, no new projects, and no more industry influence over our politics. 2. **Enact a Just Transition:** Urgently shift us to 100% renewable energy while generating millions of unionized jobs, following Indigenous leadership, and rapidly decarbonizing in line with climate science. # 30+ communities took action On June 28th, as fires raged and smoke blanketed our skies, we are inviting communities across the country mobilized for a National Day of Action to demand that the federal government stop fuelling climate chaos. Together, we brought the heat to our federal leaders. --- **Action Map:** See the map of actions below.