Stefan Labbé | June 8, 2022
Claiming to be the first fossil fuel ad ban in the world led by health professionals, 34 organizations representing 700,000 Canadian workers are calling on the federal government to end advertisements promoting fossil fuels and gas-powered cars
In Canada, road transportation together with the oil and gas sector account for nearly half of all the greenhouse gases produced across the country (that number does not include fossil fuels burned overseas).
Odourless or not, fossil fuels are also a leading cause of outdoor air pollution, something that Health Canada estimates contributed to 15,300 premature deaths in 2016, though one recent international study estimates those deaths could be more than double that.
