Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest
Members of a self-described "climate caravan" were charged with trespassing after refusing to leave Parliament's West Block entrance.
What to know
- Several elderly members of a "climate caravan" were arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill after refusing to leave the West Block entrance.
- The group was trying to deliver hundreds of photos and stories documenting wildfire and flood damage directly to MPs.
- Authorities say the arrests were peaceful, with no injuries reported.
- The caravan plans a follow-up rally with music and theatre on Wednesday to keep pressing for renewable energy investment over pipeline projects.
“We can do something, but it's got to be massive change. And the government – some government in the world – has got to take hold of this and say, 'Hey guys, we can't go as usual.'”
Eric Schiller, Protester · The Globe and Mail ↗ · Sep 21
Eric Schiller Protester, Seniors Climate Witness memberSeniors Climate Witness / "climate caravan" Protest groupParliamentary Protective Service Security agency for Parliament HillOttawa Police Service Local police
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts
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Caravan plans follow-up rally near Parliament Hill — Caravan members said they intend to hold a Wednesday rally featuring music, theatre and costumes on a lawn just west of Parliament Hill, continuing their push for renewable energy investment over pipeline infrastructure.
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Bluesky post frames story as a political dividing line
A widely reshared Bluesky post accompanying the Globe and Mail article cast the arrests as a moment forcing Canadians to take sides on climate action.
“Choose your side, Canada.”
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Choose your side, Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... Seniors arrested during climat...
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Social media users voice outrage over the arrests
Posts sharing the story framed the arrests of seniors as shameful, amplifying the story on Mastodon and Bluesky.
“Booooo!👎 Shame on Canada…”
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🇨🇦 📢 Booooo!👎 Shame on Canada Several seniors 👵 👴 were arrested 🚔 for trespassing on Parliament Hill today as they called for stronger government action to address climate change. Members of a self-described “climate caravan” tried to deliver hundreds of photos and stories about the effects of wildfires and flooding to MPs’ desks in the…
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Parliamentary Protective Service confirms arrests were peaceful
The service said in an e-mail that the protesters remained cooperative throughout the arrests and that no injuries were reported.
“They remained co-operative throughout and no injuries were reported…”
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Climate caravan members arrested trying to deliver documents to MPs — Seniors from the "climate caravan" attempted to deliver hundreds of photos and stories about wildfire and flooding impacts to MPs' desks outside Parliament's West Block, singing in protest wearing anti-pipeline shirts; when a Parliamentary Protective Service officer told them to move away from the doors and they refused, officers and Ottawa police arrested several members and charged them with trespassing.
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