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Seniors Arrested, Charged with Trespassing During Climate Protest on Parliament Hill
The group plans to hand MPs more than 200 climate-impact photos and says it is prepared for nonviolent civil disobedience if blocked.
- On Tuesday, several members of the 'climate caravan' were arrested for trespassing on Parliament Hill while attempting to deliver over 200 photos documenting climate damage to MPs at the West Block.
- Seniors' Climate Witness, a group of concerned citizens, organized the caravan to protest federal spending on fossil fuel pipelines and demand stronger government climate action addressing the emergency.
- The caravan, which visited 20 cities across Canada, features prominent participants including environmentalist David Suzuki, Greenpeace co-founder Bill Darnell, and organizer Michael Polanyi.
- After being denied entry to the West Block, protesters carrying over 200 photos of climate damage sang anti-pipeline slogans outside the building before Parliamentary Protective Service officers arrested them.
- Participants, having sounded the alarm on climate change for 20 to 30 years, stated they were prepared to engage in non-violent civil disobedience to pressure Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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