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Seniors march on Ottawa to demand stronger climate action

Elderly demonstrators, including former Alberta Liberal leader David Swann, rallied in the capital pushing for tougher climate policy.

newest coverage 3d agosummary written 3d ago4 pieces169 likes & upvotes3 comments MastodonBluesky

What to know

  • Seniors marched on Ottawa demanding stronger government action on climate change.
  • Former Alberta Liberal Party leader David Swann was among the marchers, drawing particular recognition online.
  • Coverage of the event is limited to a CBC video and scattered supportive social media reactions.

David Swann Former Alberta Liberal Party leader

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

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    Online supporters praise the marching seniors

    Social media users responded to the CBC video with expressions of gratitude and support for the seniors' demonstration, including recognition of former Alberta Liberal leader David Swann among the marchers.

    “Thank you ❤️ to every single Senior for fighting for all of us.”
    — lalegault.bsky.social
    • lalegault.bsky.social

      Thank you ❤️ to every single Senior for fighting for all of us.

      lalegault.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago143▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • Snoro@mastodon.social

      # Seniors # Ottawa # Ontario # canada The group Seniors' Climate Witness took part in a climate march in Ottawa Saturday as part of a global day of action. Members from across the country had gathered stories of climate disasters, planning to present them to MPs as they head back to Parliament https://www. cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.735 1070 #…

      Snoro@mastodon.socialMastodon3d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • emgeekay.bsky.social

      Bravo for these seniors! And great to see David Swann among them. I had so much respect for him when he was the Liberal leader in Alberta.

      emgeekay.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago25▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Seniors march on Ottawa to demand more climate action

    A group of seniors marched in Ottawa calling on the government to take stronger action on climate change, in a demonstration covered on video by CBC.

    “Seniors march on Ottawa, call for more climate action…”
    — CBC News, News outlet headline · source

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