With the U.N.'s climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia half over, hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill on Saturday to tell Prime Minister Harper that Canada has a carbon debt that must be paid.
December 8 was a Global Day of Action to stop Climate Chaos as representatives from groups such as Act for the Earth, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, the Green Party, the NDP, Raging Grannies, and the United Church held a rally on The Hill.
The message was clear, attendees are unhappy with Canada's lack of commitment to the Kyoto Protocol.
"I have two sons who I want to inherit an earth that they can live and breath in. There are too many lobbyists who care about big business and not enough about the climate." Helga Taylor, mother of two.
Anders Haydon is "concerned about the rapid rate at which climate change is happening" coupled with "the slow rate the necessary political commitment to control climate change is occurring." He wants the government to get serious about this issue. "We need policies, strong global agreements and to stop activities that contribute to global warming, such as the Alberta tar sands, put a cap on carbon emissions, or implement a carbon tax. Canada has not done as much as other countries to stop the problem of green house gas emissions. Canada could learn from the Conservative Party in Brtiain."
Eleven-year-old Thomas Hayden-Lefebvre said he has just returned from four years in Tanzania where he saw the effects of global warming on the wildlife. "I am annoyed with Mr. Harper for not following Kyoto. Canada could spend more money to reduce the problem."
Speakers included Elizabeth May, President of Act for the Earth, Clive Doucet, John Godfrey, MP from Don Valley West, and a farmer from Africa.
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