50,000-strong climate march in Montreal targets Legault government:
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of downtown Montreal on Saturday with hope, desperation and urgency, calling on elected leaders to act now to stop climate change — or they will be held responsible.
Desperation because despite all the previous marches and calls on government to act, the planet is still heading toward catastrophe.
Urgency because the latest United Nations report on climate change released in October says it’s not vague “future generations,” but today’s pre-teens that will feel the heat and effect as adults.
Hope because, well, without hope, what is there?
“We’re calling on all politicians to bring our voices to Parliament,” said Dominic Champagne, a theatre director, author and leader of the movement the Planet goes to Parliament, which organized the march, as he addressed the crowd.
“If you do, you will have these tens of thousands of people supporting you. … But if you don’t, they will not be duped.”
Can we have these sorts of numbers in English Canada too, please?
Yeah.
Like as much as English Canada makes fun of Quebec at least they have their priorities straight. When the government fails on healthcare, education, the environment, etc, Quebecois show up.
The rest of Canada is so apathetic about politics. Quebec’s activism is inspiring.
Even on major issues in English Canada like Kinder Morgan pipeline protests or protests against Doug Ford, crowd sizes rarely number beyond a few hundred.