About 250 people gathered outside the B.C. New Democratic Party convention on Saturday to call on the government to end fracking, a process used to extract natural gas from rock.
Those at the rally said the emissions from the province’s oil and gas industry expansions will fuel climate disasters such as wildfires and floods.
Protesters chanted “NDP, go frack free” above the din of construction near the Victoria Conference Centre, where the convention was held.
A resolution to end fracking in B.C. sponsored by 14 electoral district associations did not reach the floor during the party’s resolution debates on economy and climate on Saturday.
