• Supporting emissions reduction targets of at least 25 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2020, in line with what scientists currently tell us is necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
• Insisting that any national system for regulating industrial greenhouse gas pollution has to be fair to all economic sectors and regions.
• Insisting that Canada do its fair share to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and adopt clean energy technology.

"Canadians want to be part of the solution to climate change. But citizens can't do it alone. They expect the premiers and Prime Minister to work constructively to ensure that Canada implements an effective climate action plan to reduce emissions with strong science-based targets," says Ian Bruce, climate change specialist with the David Suzuki Foundation.