Canadian activists and artists back Leap Manifesto's call to end fossil fuel use
by Jessica Murphy in Ottawa from on (#MJ6D)
Spearheaded by Naomi Klein, campaign proposing plan for fully sustainable energy economy over next 20 years is backed by over 100 prominent Canadians
In the middle of a national election campaign, Canadian artists and activists are calling for shift in the country's economy to a sustainable system weaned off fossil fuels.
The Leap Manifesto - a wide-ranging document signed by more than 100 prominent progressive Canadians - lays out an ambitious plan to end fossil fuel subsidies, increase income taxes on corporations and the wealthy, cut military spending and implement a progressive carbon tax.
