Protests held outside the offices of B.C. Premier David Eby and 30 federal Members of Parliament called for an end to oil and gas emissions amid a record wildfire season
Hundreds of people in 30 communities across Canada rallied outside the offices of federal politicians amid the worst wildfire season in Canadian history. Their message: "Stop the burning."
Across the water in Vancouver, dozens held placards outside Minister of Fisheries Joyce Murray's office, calling for an end to government supports to fossil fuel companies and a just transition for workers in the face of climate change. The nationwide protests came a day after the B.C. government said it would put up $10 million to purchase roughly 8,000 portable air conditioners so vulnerable people could protect themselves during a heat wave. The federal government, meanwhile, released its first-ever National Adaptation Strategy, pledging to eliminate heat deaths by 2040.
The rally, which included doctors, a representative from the apparel company Patagonia, and the co-founder of a local ice cream company, backed Newman's call for B.C. to transition away from fracked gas, abandon investment in LNG processing facilities and revamp its climate policy. The diocese — which spans 65 churches from Metro Vancouver to the Sea to Sky corridor and up the Fraser Valley to Hope — voted to create Parry-Moore's position in 2019. The idea was to decarbonize church buildings and restore the land the diocese owns.
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