A group of Canadian youth are planning to launch a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming Ottawa s role in perpetuating the climate crisis violates their fundamental rights. In an unusual move, the intent to file the lawsuit was announced Wednesday by the David Suzuki Foundation, which is backing the teens as a co-plaintiff.
00:01:11.000I was aghast at the breathtaking scope and vision of this plan,
00:01:15.000and staggered by how successful they have been.
00:01:18.000We Don't Have Time is the name of the organization, and of course, the entire theme is built around a presumed climate crisis.
00:01:27.000Greta Thunberg is listed as the youth advisor to this highly sophisticated bandwagoning ad campaign
00:01:33.000that's designed to drive up or down the brand reputation of any company or individual with climate hearts or climate bombs.
00:01:41.000In fact, it seems like Greta is a walking native advertisement for this carbon offset company, a wildly successful one at that.
00:01:52.000In Canada, there are laws against raising public alarm.
00:01:56.000There are ad council rules against using children for commercial purposes, like this one.
00:02:03.000Advertisements must not exploit superstitions or play upon fears to mislead the consumer.
00:02:08.000Advertising to children must not exploit their credulity, their lack of experience, or their sense of loyalty.
00:02:15.000It must not present information or illustrations that might result in their physical, emotional, or moral harm.
00:02:22.000The claims of a climate crisis are wildly exaggerated, according to more than 500 scientists and professionals.
00:02:29.000Even individual scientists have spoken out against climate deadlines and catastrophe and climate deadline headlines.
00:02:37.000Another factor in the Ad Standards Council, avoid undue pressure.
00:02:42.000Children must not be directly urged to purchase or ask their parents to make inquiries or purchases.
00:02:48.000Social values, a range of values that are inconsistent with the moral, ethical, or legal standards of contemporary Canadian society, must not be encouraged or portrayed.
00:02:59.000Well, the legal voting age in Canada is 18, but the David Suzuki Foundation has been running the 8 to 18 website,
00:03:07.000pushing for the legal age of kids to be dropped, or that adults should vote for me, as in the vote from the fears of a child, rather than the rational evaluation of an adult.
00:03:18.000Why do I bring up Canadian rules about a Swedish company?
00:03:22.000Because on the same board of directors of the related Swedish foundation of We Don't Have Time, where Greta is listed as a youth advisor,
00:03:30.000the director of a Canadian non-profit, Citizens' Climate Lobby, is listed as a director.
00:03:36.000According to their website, they've been relentlessly advocating for a carbon tax and dividend since 2010.
00:03:43.000The Competition Bureau also has rules for social influencers presenting themselves without acknowledging their commercial associations,
00:03:52.000and there are also rules against greenwashing, pretending something or some product is green when it's not.
00:03:58.000And in Alberta, the Alberta Securities Commission has a list of red flags about suspicious investment opportunities,
00:04:05.000and one of them is to stay away from anything that has an aura of urgency about it.
00:04:11.000So what are carbon offsets, you say, and why be concerned?
00:04:14.000Well, it might be worthwhile to look at Interpol.
00:04:17.000They have an excellent guide to carbon trading crime, and it addresses some of the mysteries and pitfalls of trading carbon offsets.
00:04:24.000And Deloitte Forensics has a helpful guide on white-collar crime.
00:04:30.000I'm saying that millions of Canadian children are being scared to death on climate change,
00:04:37.000and now the Government of Canada is being sued by a movement that is deeply embedded in a cyber-commercial enterprise run by green billionaires out of Sweden.
00:04:47.000You've been duped, Canada. There's no climate emergency.
00:04:51.000But you know what I find even more scary about all of this?
00:04:55.000One of the people associated with the Swedish public offering is a fellow who thinks we should have rapid decarbonization.
00:05:02.000A global carbon tax law of $400 per tonne.
00:05:08.000He was the co-author of a paper published last year that drove headlines around the world for weeks.