The march, the biggest in Quebec since the Earth Day protest of
2012, saw a kilometre-long wall of people fill Place des Festivals in
downtown Montreal.
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 preteens that will feel the heat and effect as adults.
Hope because, well, without hope, what is there?
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