This weekend, a few staff members and volunteers with the Conservation Council hopped in a super-fuel-efficient vehicle and traveled to Quebec City for the Act on Climate March. What a powerful trip it was!
At their most optimistic, organizers were hoping to get 12,000 people out in the streets. But Canadians’ passion for a clean environment blew that number out of the water, with 25,000 people coming from across the country to show support for our leaders to act on climate change.
The crowd was a beautiful mix of babies and toddlers, youth and adolescents, 20 and 30-somethings, middle-aged and the young at heart, all coming together for clean jobs and a healthy climate. The energy and hope was palpable, and all walked away with a feeling of change in the air.
And change is coming. On Monday, Ontario announced it was joining Quebec and California in a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon pollution. That makes Ontario the latest province in Canada – alongside British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec – to put a price on carbon.
These are the steps we need to take in order to create good jobs and healthier communities, and it’s what New Brunswickers and Canadians want from our leadership. We’re confident the Honourable Premier Brian Gallant is also listening, and that he’ll come away from the Premier’s Climate Summit in Quebec City this week with ambition and enthusiasm for creating jobs by protecting the climate.
For those who were able to attend the march in Quebec City this weekend, or who attended one of the dozens of solidarity events across the country – including in Moncton and Saint John – thank you! If you weren’t able to make it, enjoy these images and videos from the march in Quebec City. They will put a smile on your face.
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