NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be at the climate rally at the B.C. legislature today.
“The climate crisis is the single greatest threat we face,” Singh said Thursday via Twitter.
“So I'll be in Victoria tomorrow for the #ClimateStrikeCanada.”
Walkouts for the climate strike will begin at 11 a.m., with participants gathering at the legislature at noon. A march will follow.
The global climate strikes are inspired by Swedish 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, who started #FridaysForFuture to protest outside the Swedish Parliament. She has since encouraged youth around the world to also strike.
Thunberg will be at the climate strike in Montreal today, where Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Green Leader Elizabeth May also plan to be. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be in Vancouver. It’s unclear whether he is attending a climate strike event.
Eight Victoria-area churches will ring their bells around midday to coincide with the global climate strike.
The bells will sound for 11 minutes, one for each of the years the planet has to take action to prevent irreversible damage. The 11-year estimate is cited in a United Nations report.
First Met United, Oak Bay United, St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic, First Unitarian, St. Paul’s United Sidney, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian and St. Mary’s Anglican Metchosin are ringing their bells starting at noon today. St. John the Divine Anglican will ring their bells starting at 11 a.m., which they’ve been doing since Monday.
