April 2025
Federal Election 2025
2025 Federal Election: Climate On The Ballot
Get Out the Vote!
Make your plan to vote—and invite friends to do the same. Research has shown that people are much more likely to respond and show up to vote when they get a reminder from a friend. So, identify at least three people in your life that you can remind and support to get out to the polls, and triple your impact! If you need information about what to bring, or where to go, you can find all that information on the Elections Canada website.
Get Informed
For Our Kids is a non-partisan organization, meaning we don’t support or oppose any political party or candidate. However, we do believe that all parties need to prioritize policies and actions that move us toward a more climate-safe world for our kids and future generations. A new Leger national survey shows that 67 percent of people in Canada agree that the next Canadian government should make climate action and protecting nature a high priority. We have to work across party lines in this election to elect candidates who will be strong environmental leaders and to understand the impacts of the different party platforms.
Some resources to get you started:
Climate Action Network Canada’s Election Priorities
West Coast Environmental Law - 10 questions to ask your candidates this federal election
Comparing Party Platforms (CBC)
Have Conversations
One of the most important roles we can have is to talk with others in our circle about what’s important to us and why climate justice matters in this election. Engage friends, family, coworkers, neighbours and networks. Practise having empathetic conversations. Get some great tips from this guide from the David Suzuki Foundation on how and why to have climate change conversations.
Attend a Local Event
Throughout the election, community centres, libraries, universities and local organizations will host local all-candidates' debates and forums, where representatives from all parties will debate their priorities and respond to voters’ questions. This is a great opportunity to ask your local candidates about where they stand on climate justice and protecting nature and the climate for our kids and future generations..
Check out the candidate websites and social media accounts to get news on upcoming forums in your area. Make sure you attend so you can:
- engage with your candidates
- find out where they stand on the issues you care about
- raise your concerns publicly and let others hear that you care
