In Canada, Greta Thunberg leads new Fridays for Future march

The young woman who leads the global fight against inaction in the face of global overheating considered that, like most political leaders, Canadian Prime Minister "has not done enough" for the environment, when asked about it during a brief press conference prior to the demonstration.

However, when faced with the question, he emphasized that he preferred not to "point to individuals" but rather "to focus on a collective vision."

"My message to politicians around the world is the same: listen and act based on what science says"the 16-year-old activist urged.

New arrival from NY after giving a speech in the framework of the climate summit in the Un, Thunberg had met with Trudeau at first hour of the morning, as shown by television images.

Trudeau, criticized for unsustainable decisions

A few days after his blunt "How dare they?" launched before dozens of heads of state and government in United Nations, Thunberg will lead this Friday a demonstration that It is expected to be one of the most important in the history of Canada.

In full campaign for his re-election in the legislative, Trudeau He will join the protest, which began at 12:00 local time.

The Canadian leader of the greens, Elizabeth May, very critical of the governmental management of the environment, will also attend, while the main rival of Trudeauthe conservative Andrew Scheer, rejected the invitation and appointed a local deputy to attend in her name.

Trudeau He ran the risk of being questioned by protesters regarding their environmental policies. Especially his decision to nationalize the pipeline Trans mountain, that carries Petroleum since Alberta to the shores of British Columbia, caused the rejection of environmental groups and some native communities.

Partly thanks to "Greta effect", the organizers expect more than 400 thousand people in the streets of Montreal Other demonstrations are also planned in the main cities of Canada.

It is expected that Thunberg deliver a speech in the afternoon in front of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an entity of the Un Based in the heart of the city center.

Coincidentally, the directors of the entity, often frustrated by the environmental activism for its contribution to global carbon emissions, They are gathered in Montreal from Tuesday until next Friday on the occasion of its triennial meeting.

Reducing the carbon footprint of the air sector is one of the central themes of this meeting.

The last friday, more than four million people, especially young people, gathered around the world to celebrate a new "Friday for Future", the protest action started a year ago by the young Swedish.

A week later, global mobilization began against the New Zealand Parliament more than 40 thousand participants, and followed with a blunt sample in Italy, where hundreds of thousands of young people marched in different cities of the country.

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