CSC statement to G7 Leaders

English:
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and other G7 leaders,

Today, you’ll gather in the United Kingdom in an annual summit with leaders from seven influential countries to discuss how our countries and the world can build a stronger world, recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, and mitigate and prevent the worsening of the climate crisis.

As seven of the most powerful countries in the world, you have the duty and obligation to value and recognize that we as a globe are in a series of crises, many of which may not affect your country. The climate crisis, the global pandemic, and thousands of ongoing crises of inequality and injustice are all intertwined and worsened by one another and require you to take accountability and action.

When we’re discussing climate and other world issues, we must listen to, amplify, and act on the wishes of the most affected people and areas (MAPA). You cannot do this if their voices are not represented at a summit. Your group is made up of predominantly white men from countries who uphold capitalistic views, systemically racist ideals, and are least affected by climate change. You must understand that your country’s s experiences and your own do not reflect how people around the world suffer from your actions and greed. MAPA countries are already paying the price of our carbon emissions, in the form of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, and lives and livelihoods lost in these events. As some of the countries that contribute the most to the climate crisis, you must be those taking the most drastic action in tackling it. We cannot continue to treat the climate crisis as a possibility for the future instead of the devastation it rages on communities, you must enact concrete meaningful policy now, to ensure that no more lives are harmed.

While the countries represented in the G7 summit are “recovering” from COVID and seeing mass vaccination take place, this status is far from the global reality. There is an enormous amount of privilege present in this summit, and in traveling internationally, during a global pandemic, for business that could be conducted digitally. Millions around the world, and in leaders’ countries, including Canada, continue to suffer and feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, people across so-called Canada are in mourning following the discovery of 215 children’s bodies on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops BC. Along with the ongoing genocide against Indigenous people, the recent murder in London, Ontario of a Muslim family has left communities grieving amidst Islamophobic violence in “Canada”. Trudeau has offered empty words and symbolic gestures in place of real action to ensure justice and dismantle systems of oppression. He continues to fight legal action put forward by survivors of the residential school system seeking justice, all while hailing himself as a ‘progressive’ leader. There is urgent work to be done in our country, yet Trudeau has opted to travel to a summit instead of taking accountability and working to alleviate suffering here. Trudeau’s decision displays a staggering amount of privilege and a lack of understanding towards the issues that are impacting Canadians daily.

In response to both the climate crisis and the other crises climate change amplifies, Climate Strike Canada and Canada’s youth demand that Prime Minister Trudeau completes the following promptly:

1. Justice for Indigenous Peoples, including sovereignty of the land and ending all boil-water advisories.
2. Stop fossil fuel subsidies from all institutions.
3. Annual, binding carbon budgets that factor in justice and equity, roadmaps, and milestones to get to a target of real zero, not a net-zero plan full of loopholes for big polluters.
4. A Green and Just Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that prioritizes uplifting marginalized communities and vulnerable ecosystems that are hardest hit by climate change.
5. Implement a strong climate plan based on the best available science as it emerges that achieves a 60% reduction of 2005 levels by 2030, and full decarbonization by 2050. This plan must be measurable, concrete and justiciable, to ensure accountability.

Canadian youth have been let down countless times through repeated inaction and repeated words over actions. Over the past few years, young Canadians have been disappointed by the false promises of improving our futures and the futures of the generations that will follow ours. We were shown that there was hope for change in our own country as the Canadian government announced: “concrete plans” to tackle the climate crisis, such as the carbon tax and the signing of the Paris Accords. We are disappointed to see the exact opposite is taking place in our country: pipelines continue to be built and politicians continue to receive support and funding from polluting companies who are profiting from our future. We, the Canadian youth, know that a government’s fundamental purpose is to protect and ensure the wellbeing of its citizens. We recognize that this is far from the case, and we are holding you accountable for your actions. The Canadian youth and the Canadian people deserve better. 

Privileged countries can not continue to hold empty summits. The world does not have time for global leaders to make promises they will not keep. Targets mean nothing if they are not met. Climate Strike Canada calls upon leaders to leave the G7 summit with a concrete, actionable plan to fight the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and all crises of inequality and injustice. 

#NoMoreEmptySummits

Climate Strike Canada is a national network of grassroots, youth-led activism and advocacy groups, and individuals, from across the country, united to ensure a just future for all.

Français :

Cher Premier ministre Trudeau et autres chefs d’État du G7,

Aujourd’hui, vous vous dirigez vers le Royaume-Uni dans le cadre d’un sommet annuel avec les chefs d’État de sept grands pays pour discuter de la façon dont nos pays et le monde peuvent bâtir un monde plus solidaire, se remettre de la pandémie de Covid-19, ainsi qu’atténuer et prévenir l’aggravation de la crise climatique. 

En tant que les sept pays les plus puissants du monde, vous avez le devoir et l’obligation de valoriser et de reconnaître que nous, en tant qu’humains, faisons face à une série de crises dont beaucoup n’affectent peut-être pas votre pays. La crise climatique, la pandémie mondiale et les milliers d’autres de crises d’inégalité qui se poursuivent sont toutes reliées et s’aggravent les unes par les autres. Elles exigent que vous preniez des mesures et que vous rendiez des comptes.

Lorsque nous discutons du climat et d’autres questions mondiales, nous devons écouter, amplifier, et agir selon les souhaits des groupes de personnes et des régions les plus affectées (MAPA). Il est impossible de faire cela si leurs voix ne sont pas amplifiées à un tel sommet. Vous devez comprendre que vos propres expériences et celles de votre pays ne reflètent pas celles des personnes du monde entier qui souffrent de vos actions et de votre cupidité. Les pays qui font partie de MAPA paient déjà le prix de nos émissions de carbone sous la forme de catastrophes naturelles, de conditions météorologiques extrêmes, de vies perdues et de moyens de subsistance perdus dans ces événements.

En tant que pays qui contribuent le plus à la crise climatique, vous devez être ceux qui prennent les mesures les plus rigoureuses pour y faire face. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer à traiter la crise climatique comme une possibilité du futur au lieu de la dévastation qu’elle inflige aux communautés au présent. Vous devez adopter une politique concrète immédiatement, pour s’assurer que plus de vies ne sont blessées.

Alors que les pays représentés au sommet du G7 se « remettent » de la pandémie de Covid-19 et que la vaccination de masse prend place, ceci est loin d’être une réalité mondiale. Il y a énormément de privilèges présents dans ce sommet, surtout lorsque les chefs d’État voyagent à l’étranger pendant une pandémie mondiale, pour des affaires qui pourraient être menées virtuellement. Des millions de personnes partout dans le monde, incluant ceux vivant dans les pays du G7, y compris le Canada, continuent de souffrir et de ressentir les répercussions de la pandémie de Covid-19. De plus, le Canada entier est en deuil à la suite de la découverte de 215 corps d’enfants autochtones sur le terrain d’un pensionnat de Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique. En outre du génocide continu contre les peuples autochtones, le meurtre d’une famille musulmane à London en Ontario a laissé des communautés bouleversées à cause de la violence islamophobe au « Canada ». Trudeau a offert des paroles creuses et des gestes symboliques au lieu d’actions concrètes pour assurer la justice et défaire les systèmes d’oppression. Il continue de lutter contre les poursuites intentées par les survivants des pensionnats pour obtenir justice, tout en se présentant comme un leader « progressiste ». Il y a un travail urgent à faire dans notre pays, et pourtant, M. Trudeau a choisi de se rendre à un sommet au lieu d’assumer ses responsabilités et de travailler à alléger les souffrances dans son propre pays. La décision de notre Premier ministre démontre un niveau de privilège énorme, et un manque de compréhension des enjeux qui affectent quotidiennement les Canadiens.

En réponse à la crise climatique et aux autres crises que la crise climatique empire, Climate Strike Canada et les jeunes Canadiens exigent que le Premier ministre mette immédiatement en place les mesures suivantes :

1. La justice pour les peuples autochtones y compris la souveraineté du territoire et la fin de tous les avis d’ébullition d’eau.
2. Mettre fin aux subventions aux combustibles fossiles de toutes les institutions.
3. Des budgets de carbone annuels et contraignants qui tiennent compte de la justice et de l’égalité, des feuilles de route, et d’importantes étapes pour atteindre un objectif réel de zéro émissions, pas un plan de zéro net rempli d’échappatoires pour les grands pollueurs. 
4. Une reprise économique verte et équitable après la pandémie de Covid-19, qui accorde la priorité à l’amélioration des collectivités marginalisées et des écosystèmes vulnérables les plus défavorisés par la crise climatique. 
5. Mettre en œuvre un plan climatique solide, fondé sur les meilleures statistiques scientifiques disponibles, ce qui permettra d'atteindre une réduction de 60 % des niveaux de dioxyde de carbone de 2005 d’ici 2030 et une décarbonisation complète d’ici 2050. Ce plan doit être mesurable, concret et justiciable pour assurer la reddition des comptes. 

Les jeunes Canadiens ont été déçus à de nombreuses reprises en raison de l’inaction répétée, et des mots qui semblent valoir plus que des actions. Pendant les dernières années, les jeunes Canadiens ont été déçus par les fausses promesses d’amélioration de leur avenir et celui des générations qui nous suivront. On nous a montré qu’il y avait de l’espoir de changement dans notre propre pays lorsque le gouvernement canadien a annoncé des « plans concrets » pour lutter contre la crise climatique, comme la taxe sur le carbone et la signature de l’Accord de Paris. Nous sommes déçus de voir le contraire se produire dans notre pays : des pipelines continuent d’être construits et des politiciens continuent de recevoir du soutien et du financement d’entreprises polluantes qui profitent du détriment de notre avenir. Nous, les jeunes Canadiens, savons que la responsabilité et le but fondamental d’un gouvernement sont de protéger ses citoyens et d’assurer leur bien-être. Nous reconnaissons qu’il n’en est point le cas et nous vous tenons responsables de vos actions. La jeunesse canadienne et les citoyens canadiens méritent mieux que ceci. 

Les pays privilégiés ne peuvent pas continuer à tenir des sommets vides. Le monde n’a pas de temps pour que les dirigeants mondiaux fassent des promesses qu’ils ne tiendront pas. Les cibles que vous mettez en place ne signifient rien si elles ne sont pas atteintes. Grève pour le climat Canada demande aux dirigeants de sortir de ce sommet en G7 en ayant un plan concret et réalisable pour lutter contre la crise climatique, la pandémie de Covid-19, et toutes crises d'inégalité et d’injustice. 

#NoMoreEmptySummits

Grève pour le climat Canada est un réseau national de militants pour le climat et de groupes d’action climatique dirigés par des jeunes à travers le Canada, tous unis pour assurer un avenir juste pour tous.
 

CSC statement to Biden Leaders Summit on Climate Change  

English:
On April 22nd and 23rd, President Biden, and 40 other heads of state from around the world, including Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau, will gather in a digital summit to address what the world's most powerful economies must do to combat the climate crisis. 

In light of this summit, Fridays For Future groups from around the world, including Climate Strike Canada, are calling for politicians and those in positions of power to act on their promises, and for no more empty summits. 

Climate Strike Canada and Canada's youth demand that Prime Minister Trudeau completes the following promptly:

1. Justice for Indigenous Peoples, including sovereignty of the land and ending all boil-water advisories. 

2. Stop fossil fuel subsidies from all institutions. 

3. Annual, binding carbon budgets that factor in justice and equity, roadmaps, and milestones to get a target of real zero, not just a net-zero plan full of loopholes for big polluters. 

4. A Green and Just Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that prioritizes uplifting marginalized communities and vulnerable ecosystems that are hardest hit by climate change. 

5. Implement a strong climate plan based on the best available science as it emerges that achieves a 60% reduction of 2005 levels by 2030, and full decarbonization by 2050. This plan must be measurable, concrete, and justiciable, to ensure accountability. 

Climate Strike Canada and the youth climate movement recognize that the climate crisis is not just one of emissions, but of lives lost and livelihoods ruined. To justly combat the climate crisis, the world must listen to, uplift, and act on the wishes of the most affected peoples and areas (MAPA). Climate justice means that everyone is safe from climate change. To secure that, all countries in the global south must be equitably heard and understood in global conversation in summits such as this upcoming summit. 

Prime Minister Trudeau himself declared a climate emergency, asserting that "Climate change is a profound threat to our economy, our communities, and our future." He calls Canada a 'climate champion', and recognizes that Canada is suffering from climate change, yet continues to subsidize fossil fuel projects like the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX), which do not align with necessary climate targets. Climate leaders don't build pipelines. 

This summit has the potential to unite the world in climate action. To do so, world leaders must take further responsibility and enact policy immediately to cut emissions and fight the climate crisis. Governments, including Canada's, treat the climate crisis as only a threat to the future while it is already devastating communities worldwide. Climate Strike Canada calls upon leaders to leave this summit with a concrete, actionable plan to fight the climate crisis and the crises of inequality and injustice that climate chaos will bring. 

Our planet and its people don't have time for empty summits. 

#ActOnYourPromises #NoMoreEmptySummits

 

Français:

Le 22 et 23 avril, le Président des États-Unis, ainsi que 40 autres chefs d'État du monde entier, dont le Premier Ministre canadien Justin Trudeau, vont se réunir pour un sommet virtuel afin de répondre à ceux qui peuvent faire les économies les plus puissantes pour combattre la crise climatique. 

Dans le contexte de ce sommet, des groupes de Fridays For Future des quatre coins du monde, incluant Grève pour le Climat Canada, réclament aux politiciens et à ceux en position de pouvoir d'agir sur leurs promesses, et qu'il n'y ait plus de sommets « vides ».

Grève pour le Climat Canada et la jeunesse canadienne exigent que le Premier Ministre Trudeau s'achève sur les actions suivantes avec urgence:

1. La justice pour les peuples autochtones, ce qui inclut le souveraineté de la terre et la fin de tous les avis d'ébullition.

2. Mettre fin au subventionnement des combustibles fossiles de toutes institutions. 

3. Mettre en place des budgets annuels pour le carbone qui prennent compte de la justice et de l'équité, un plan détaillé, et de grandes étapes pour un objectif d'un vrai zéro - pas un plan de zéro net rempli de failles que peuvent utiliser les grands pollueurs.

4. Un relèvement équitable et vert de la pandémie du Covid-19 qui priorise l'aide aux communautés marginalisées et aux écosystèmes vulnérables qui ont été frappés le plus fort par les effets dévastateurs de la crise climatique.

Grève pour le Climat Canada, et les jeunes militants pour le climat reconnaissent que le crise climatique n'est pas simplement une crise d'émissions, mais une qui affecte des vies précieuses. Le monde doit écouter, se rehausser et agir pour combattre la crise climatique et aider les citoyens et les places les plus affectées (MAPA). La justice climatique demande que tous soient en sécurité et protégés des effets du réchauffement climatique. Pour sécuriser cela, tous les pays du sud doivent être également écoutés et compris dans les conversations globales - ce qui comprend ce sommet-ci. 

Le Premier Ministre lui-même a déclaré qu'il existe une crise climatique, en indiquant que le changement climatique est une immense menace envers notre économie, nos communautés, et notre avenir. Il dit même que le Canada est un « champion » pour l'action climatique, et reconnaît que le Canada souffre de cette crise, mais il continue à subventionner des projets de combustibles fossiles tels que le réseau d'oléoducs Trans Mountain (TMX), ce qui ne s'aligne guère avec les cibles pour le climat nécessaire. Les leaders du climat ne supportent pas la construction des oléoducs. 

Ce sommet a le potentiel d'unir le monde pour stimuler l'action climatique. Pour y arriver, les chefs d'État doivent immédiatement assumer leur responsabilité et promulguer des politiques pour couper les émissions et lutter contre la crise climatique. Le gouvernement du Canada, parmi d'autres, traie la crise climatique comme un problème qui affecte uniquement l'avenir de notre planète même s'il est actuellement en train d'État de quitter le sommet avec un plan concret et pratique pour lutter contre la crise climatique, et les crises d'inégalité de la destruction climatique amèneraient. 

Notre planète et ses citoyens n'ont pas de temps pour de telles promesses vides. 

#ActOnYourPromises #NoMoreEmptySummits

 

Would You Shoot Me Too?
 

The #wouldyoushootmetoo campaign was in response to escalation of tensions between the RCMP and peaceful Wet’suwet’en land defenders. These land defenders were blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline from destroying areas vital to their culture and ecosystem. The Guardian discovered that the RCMP were prepared to use snipers against these peaceful people, ready to shoot innocent people to get their way.

In response, hundreds of Canadian youth took pictures of themselves holding signs saying “Would you shoot me too?” and posting them on social media, tagging politicians and the RCMP. We spoke up to show that Canada will not stand for violent treatment of indigenous people, we say no to colonial violence.

 

November 29th Global Strike for Climate Action

On November 29th, black Friday, Canadians joined youth and people all around the globe to strike for urgent climate action, telling politicians to listen to the science and act on the climate crisis before it is too late. 40 000 people took the streets, some braving harsh winter temperatures to send a strong message to the Canadian government, that the people are waking up and demanding climate action now!

 

No Future no Children Pledge

Climate Strike Canada created a pledge for youth to not have children until the government takes serious action to counter the climate crisis.

With climate change threatening every aspect of life, the youth of today are facing a world that is increasingly unsuitable for life. In BC, wildfires have become so prevalent that some scientists are calling it a “fifth season”. In Ontario, “once in a hundred years” floods have started happening every year. The average age to have kids in Canada is around 30, but when young people in Canada are 30, they will be seeing unprecedented shifts in climate, food security, heat waves, air pollution, economic collapse, and mass migration. When the children of now are 30 we will all be living in a global crisis.

Emma Lim, a school striker with Climate Strike Canada created the pledge to be both an expression of fear and a plea for action. “As a descendant of survivors of the holocaust, the idea that my children might again face the worst of what humanity has to offer scares me more than anything else.”

The threat of climate change requires our government leaders to take urgent action before it is too late, and as children and young people who have been walking out of school for a year, this pledge encompasses the desperation and frustration they feel.

Hundreds of youth around Canada have pledged not to have children because of the climate crisis. We are already seeing the effects of the climate crisis that will only get worse. We are terrified for our futures, and don’t want to bring children into the world with that fear. We are striking so we can have a future and a child. We can’t imagine bringing children into a world that is falling apart.

We will not have children until we KNOW they will have a livable future.

 

 

DO NOT MAKE US HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE

Open letter to the Canadian representatives at COP25

As delegations from all over the world are converging to Madrid for the 25th Conference of Parties, you, Canadian representatives, must listen to us, the youth. We are in a climate emergency, and we expect you to act as such. Whatever you may think of our age, our words are pondered and thoughtful.

The latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme released this week stated it well: “GHG emissions continue to rise, despite scientific warnings and political commitments.” Thus far, Canadians have not been able to note the actions necessary to answer this crisis; Between 2016 and 2017, Canada’s GHG emissions increased, making our country one of the biggest emitters per capita.

Representatives, you are the last people in positions of power in which there is a possibility of avoiding an unprecedented global catastrophe. Today, you have a duty towards every citizen: act now. We, the Canadian youth, will follow your actions very closely and will expect them to rhyme with ambition. Canada must assume its great deal of historic responsibility for the accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere, a responsibility that persists today through enrichment based on the accumulation of an ecological debt.

To act is a question of survival and action remains, above all, a moral obligation. To this end, Canada must, at COP26, submit a revised nationally determined contribution (NDC) that meets the scientific consensus, which sets a minimum target of 60% emission reductions from 2005 levels by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050. The government must also ensure full public participation in the planning of its NDC, especially of youth.

Canada has a greater capacity for action than most countries. We therefore ask that it pay the sums now allocated for fossil fuel subsidies to the Green Climate Fund, which, under the United Nations, has the mandate to redistribute the financial resources of the highest-income countries to those with lower incomes to enable them to adapt and fight climate change. Furthermore, if it wants to contribute to its fair share, Canada should pay 4 billion dollars in climate funding.

One of COP25's priorities is to negotiate the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Cooperation Mechanisms. This allows, for example, one country to finance projects leading to the reduction of emission levels in another country, and to use this reduction in the form of credits enabling the first country to reach its domestic commitments. History has shown that carrying out such projects has often harmed local communities and indigenous peoples. It is thus crucial that the human rights provisions of Article 6 be more stringent than before. We expect Canada to advocate for the inclusion of the requirement to assess all potential risks before approving any project, specifying that those that do not comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples be rejected.

We have seen too many international climate conferences turn into large-scale communications operations with no significant impact. The target of limiting the increase in global average temperature to 1.5°C is not an ornament: we either achieve and avoid an otherwise exponential, uncontrollable global warming, or we accept that youth and future generations will face a catastrophe still unpredictable, yet that promises to be an existential threat.

Our generation has spoken up worldwide in the past year, and you can expect it to continue to do so. Our presence in Madrid is proof of this, where two members of our youth coalition will join hundreds of other young people from all over the world. "Time for action" is the slogan of the COP25, we have made it ours, now it is time for you to make it yours. This meeting is an opportunity to unite and remind you that we are watching you, today more than ever.

Climate is not a game. We expect that by attending the COP, you will not behave as politicians, but as leaders. We demand that you deal with this matter as seriously as we do and that you cease to limit yourselves to short-sighted interests. Your leadership begins by responding to the three demands outlined above. Grab it, stand up for the collective well-being. To confine oneself to half-measures is to be guilty of the disaster announced. Do not make yourself guilty.

Signed, Climate Strike Canada

Fridays for Future Toronto

Fridays for Future Hamilton

Our Earth, Our Future Victoria

Sustainabiliteens Vancouver

Future Rising Ottawa

Schcoolstrike4climatehfx , Halifax

Manitoba Youth for Climate Action

Climate Strike London Ontario

Fridays for Future Saskatoon

Vincent Massey Fridays for Future

GLOBAL BLACK FRIDAY CLIMATE STRIKE

DON’T BUY INTO BLACK FRIDAY.

Black Friday is a day of consumerism that reflects the larger culture of disposability, capitalism, and consumption. The transactions between corporations, our government, industries, and political parties put our futures and the planet's health at risk.

OUR FUTURES ARE NOT FOR SALE.

Each city in Canada will be organizing actions, strikes, and protests to draw the attention of the masses. We demand that our futures — and the climate crisis — be taken seriously. Check in with your local group to get the details of your city’s events.

 

Electronics require intensive mining of metals like lithium, aluminum, copper, nickel, cobalt, gold silver, and more. Mining not only produces hundreds of thousands of metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, but also destroys watersheds, creates millions of tonnes of toxic waste, and produces products that leech toxins into the land and water.

Recycling isn’t enough because it’s energy intensive, and very inefficient — we currently recover only the cobalt when we recycle smartphones. To get to the root of the problem, we have to reduce our consumption.

Before the 1950s, humans managed to feed and quench ourselves without packaging in plastic.

Canada produces the most garbage per capita in the world, and in 2016, we averaged 688kg/year/person. Approximately 230kg of that waste comes from food packaging.

 

Don’t buy in.

• Don’t upgrade your electronics if yours still work!

• Buy used or refurbished before new!

• Maintain the electronics you have by taking care of them.

• Store data online.

• Rent/borrow electronics instead of buying new.

• Dispose of your e-waste at electronic recycling stations available in most cities.

Don’t buy in.

• Buy local to reduce transportation impacts.

• Grow foods on your own or at a community garden.

• Choose your diet carefully, if you can.

  • Consider fresh foods to avoid extensive packaging and the energy use of processed foods.

  • Prepare meals on your own instead of buying prepped/cut/pre-made foods.

  • Eat less meat to reduce land use, air pollution, and water pollution.

• Start a compost system! Organic materials that don’t breakdown in aerated environments (like a landfill) release methane gas. Methane gas is 25x more potent than carbon dioxide on a 25-year scale, and 80x more potent on a 100-year scale.

    
  

Global Climate Strikes

Friday, March 15th

160 000 students from kindergarten to university took to the streets alongside an estimated 1.4 million students worldwide. In Quebec, 120 student associations voted to go on strike, and Montreal hosted the largest climate strike in the world. Climate Strike Canada was founded by a coalition of the school strikers in Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec and quickly expanded to Manitoba, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, Alberta.

Friday, May 3rd

Climate Strike Canada organized its first nationally-driven climate strike. Students in over 100 communities and cities across the country went on strike, supporting our seven demands for federal party leaders. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Trudeau held a Youth Summit, and CSC organized a die-in to address the Prime Minister about his inaction on the climate crisis.

Friday, September 27th

Climate Strike Canada and local organizers turned out over 1 million people on the streets. It was the largest ever act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. And it will only continue.