KICLEI (Kicking the International Council Out of Local Environmental Initiatives) shares council-ready reports, motions, and civic tools to protect local decision-making and democratic accountability in Canada.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 222 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 16 days ago |
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To Every Municipal Candidate in Canada: You Answer to Your Residents, Not Climate Lobby Groups
To everyone running for municipal office in Canada:
You are seeking to represent the people of your municipality.
The residents who pay the bills, use the roads, depend on municipal services and live with the consequences of council’s dec...
Why Do Municipal Plans All Sound the Same?
Why Do Municipal Plans All Sound the Same?
What has your municipality signed up for? Three reports council should request.
Across Canada, residents are asking why their municipal plans keep using the same language, adopting similar...
Restoring Local Control Starts With a Simple Audit
If I could make one recommendation to every municipal council in Canada, it would be this:
Ask staff to show you exactly what your municipality has signed up for, what it is costing residents and what choices council still has.
Before deb...
2030 Targets, Budget Blinders, and the Carbon Credit Trap
“Your roads, waterworks, and tax base are now being leveraged to meet climate math that was imported, not approved.”
Across Canada, municipal councils—especially in small towns and rural districts—are quietly facing an impossible task: ach...
A Year of Breakthroughs: Thank You for Standing With Us
Dear friends and councillors,
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to take a moment—imperfectly but honestly—to thank every person who showed up this year. Your courage, your emails to council, your late-night research and delegation prep, yo...
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Maggie Hope Braun is Canada’s civic warrior, leading towns to reclaim power from global climate agendas like ICLEI. Founder of KICLEI Canada, she’s a bold voice for local, community-driven action!
Admin account for KICLEI Canada. Used only to re-stack posts and share notes. No original content, comments, or donations. Visit kiclei.ca or email [email protected]. Main Subs: KICLEI Dispatch, Gather 2030.
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