95 metre message to G7 — Pick a Path: Pipelines or Climate action?

On June 14th, 2025, the Calgary Climate Hub, together with Keepers of the Water, Indigenous Climate Action, and Common Horizon Calgary, put up a 95 metre wide sign in Confluence Park demanding decisive action from world leaders on fossil fuel divestment and climate action.

Ahead of the G7 Summit being held in Kananaskis, Indigenous Peoples and Environmental groups were calling on Prime Minister Carney, and all attending world leaders to “pick a path” for Canada and Indigenous communities that prioritizes Indigenous-led climate solutions that build a clean, resilient economy, address the cost-of-living crisis, and upholds Indigenous rights. While climate-fuelled wildfires rage across the country, Prime Minister Carney and provincial premiers are steamrolling Indigenous opposition to new project fast-tracking laws, like Bill C-5, which are expected to be a boon to the fossil fuel industry.

Prime Minister Carney has promised to focus on nation-building projects and strengthen the Canadian economy against U.S. President Trump's tariffs and annexation threats. But fast-tracked fossil fuel infrastructure, like pipelines, would divide communities and further tie Canada’s economy to the U.S.—as a portion of the oil sands production is owned by American investors and shareholders—while also leaving Canada vulnerable to the volatility of global oil prices and the escalating climate crisis. Recent studies also show that Canadian environmental impact assessments do not slow down projects – delays typically result from economic factors. Moreover, many new pipeline projects require massive government subsidies, ultimately putting the cost on Canadian taxpayers and diverting money away from the clean energy transition and other necessary social services.

On June 14th, 2025, a 95-metre wide fabric installation was visible with the message “pick a path” between diverging arrows — one arrow pointing to pipelines, and the other arrow pointing to climate action. This banner was first installed by national climate organizations in Ottawa on May 21 after Carney's Federal election victory, and ahead of the Throne speech. It is now following Carney across the country, showing world leaders the real demands of communities, which are not reflected in the G7 Agenda.