St. John’s has been host to several federal election town halls over the last few weeks. I attended three of them, hosted by The Independent, CBC, and environmental organizations Youth Climate Corps and Neighbours United. The Independent’s April 16 federal election candidates debate in St. John’s East featured Sam Crete (Communist Party), Mary Shortall (NDP) and Otis Crandell (Green Party). Crandell called for solutions like a Youth Climate Corps and Adult Climate Corps initiative, where funding could come from redirecting fossil fuel subsidies to go directly into green jobs. Community groups like the Youth Climate Corps say the government should commit at least $1 billion to support 20,000 jobs in climate mitigation, adaptation, and the province’s renewable energy sector.