Using Canada's Armed Forces to Address Non-Military Security Threats
Preamble
The greatest threats to Canada's national security in this century are almost certain to be directly or indirectly related to climate change and the global instability it causes;
Operative
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Without increasing military spending, the Green Party of Canada will promote an enhanced role for Canada's existing armed forces in transforming the nation to a low-carbon economy, in addressing the impacts of climate change in Canada and in other serious non-military security threats as they arise.
Background
Climate change is the single greatest threat to humanity and addressing it adequately poses enormous challenges. Delays and setbacks continue to make solving the problem ever more challenging. The window of opportunity to avoid catastrophic climate impacts is rapidly closing. The monumental effort that will be required to change the way we fuel our economy in a short amount of time is daunting. One enormous area of both discretionary spending and discretionary energy use is the armed forces, which are underutilized between conflicts.
This motion proposes formalizing a comment often made by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and other Green Party of Canada members, that our armed forces could be put to use either helping the country to rapidly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels or helping to address some of the impacts of climate change.
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Party Commentary
Resolution is consistent with previously approved policies G06-p64 and 1988 - Peace and Security. This resolution can be combined with 1988 - Peace and Security to avoid repetition and for clarity and consistency.
Preamble
The greatest threats to Canada's national security in this century are almost certain to be directly or indirectly related to climate change and the global instability it causes;
Operative
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Without increasing military spending, the Green Party of Canada will promote an enhanced role for Canada's existing armed forces in transforming the nation to a low-carbon economy, in addressing the impacts of climate change in Canada and in other serious non-military security threats as they arise.
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Background
Climate change is the single greatest threat to humanity and addressing it adequately poses enormous challenges. Delays and setbacks continue to make solving the problem ever more challenging. The window of opportunity to avoid catastrophic climate impacts is rapidly closing. The monumental effort that will be required to change the way we fuel our economy in a short amount of time is daunting. One enormous area of both discretionary spending and discretionary energy use is the armed forces, which are underutilized between conflicts.
This motion proposes formalizing a comment often made by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and other Green Party of Canada members, that our armed forces could be put to use either helping the country to rapidly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels or helping to address some of the impacts of climate change.
Party Commentary
Resolution is consistent with previously approved policies G06-p64 and 1988 - Peace and Security. This resolution can be combined with 1988 - Peace and Security to avoid repetition and for clarity and consistency.