Tell Rebel Media you support Canadian businesses who endorse climate action

It is up to each of us to risk backlash over staying silent on an issue that affects all of us.

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Yesterday, TELUS sent out a simple tweet supporting climate action by the Government of Canada.

Rebel Media decided to use it against the company, encourage a social media backlash, insult its Chief Sustainability Officer, and gather 5,000 signatures on a petition that encourages people to Cancel their TELUS services solely because of its support for climate action.

As a result, the company has had to retreat back into the dark cave of PR damage control, apologize for its statement, delete the tweet, and deal with competitors trying to steal customers who express disagreement on social media.

We keep talking about how we need our corporations and institutions to rise above, to take a courageous stance on the issues that matter most, and to care about more than just their own financial sustainability.

I work at TELUS but am speaking as a Canadian: we cannot allow a few people to use the 'power' of social media to discourage big companies from acting on one of the biggest issues of our time that will affect our children, grandchildren, and generations to come.

Here are a few facts:
- Telus isn’t the only big company inside Smart Prosperity or the only firm backing carbon pricing
- Loblaws, RBC and Tembec are all members of the environmental coalition
- Ahead of the global agreement in Paris on carbon emissions last year, major global companies issued a call for carbon pricing systems. BP plc, Royal Dutch Shell pls, Statoil ASA and Total SA were among the firms who called for pricing
- Top oil sands firm Suncor Energy also supports carbon pricing, though they haven’t released a statement on the new federal plan. The Mining Association of Canada has also stated its support for carbon pricing

SIGN the petition NOW and let's show Rebel Media what Canadians really believe and stand for.