Joint statements & letters

Above Ground has signed onto the following open letters and statements initiated by other civil society groups. 

Joint letter to Australia’s Attorney-General to strengthen Australia’s modern slavery laws (20 April 2026)

Open Letter to Federal Parliamentarians to remove “Henry the VIII” exemption powers from Budget Bill C-15 (20 February 2026)

Open Letter Re: Consulting Canadians on a potential free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (27 January 2026)

Letter of concern regarding changes to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Program (FIAP) (3 December 2025)

Letter in Support of Lawsuit Against Bumblebee: Solidarity with Fishers (31 July 2025)

Civil Society Groups Alarmed by Cuts to ILAB Grants to Address Forced Labor and Child Labor (22 April 2025)

►  Letter to Canadian banks: No new financial support for LNG in BC (25 November 2024)

►  Letter to Canadian Prime Minister: End all public financing of the fossil fuel and petrochemical sectors (26 September 2024)

►  Transparentem Letter to Taiwanese Officials: Concerns regarding treatment of migrant workers in Taiwan (26 September 2024)

►  Joint Statement: Call on the European Parliament to adopt the EU’s Regulation to prohibit forced labour products in the EU market (18 April 2024)

Letter to Canadian officials on phasing out public financing of fossil fuel and petrochemical sectors (28 March 2024)

Open letter: Civil society coalition urges Canada to stop arms transfers to Israel (5 February 2024)

► Letter to European embassies in support of EU due diligence law (February 2024)

 

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