Hollywood A-listers Mark Ruffalo, Adam McKay, Kat Coiro, Julianne Moore, Rachel McAdams, Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton are among more than 200 signatories of an open letter calling on Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey to drop the Royal Bank of Canada as a sponsor for its 2024 event.
The letter argues that RBC is “world-leading enabler of fossil fuel extraction” despite making “extensive statements purporting to champion the cause of fighting climate change, resulting in a federal investigation for deceiving its customers.”
It also notes that multiple leading Indigenous and BIPOC organizations and nations have “denounced the bank’s indiscriminate enabling of projects on their lands” and that RBC has has denied senior leaders of Indigenous nations access to its AGM despite having the proper paperwork.