About 50 Calgarians gathered in the northeast on Wednesday for a climate protest.
It was one of 32 events held across the country to mark a national day of action on the climate crisis. "We want our children, our grandchildren and their grandchildren to have a planet where they can live and play and work free from fire, smoke, and floods," she told CTV News.
"They just brought forward the Sustainable Job Act, which we think is a very important step," Leah said. "But we don't think it goes far enough or moves quickly enough. We really want to see workers and their families and communities moving towards a 100 per cent renewable energy future."The latter has drawn the ire of Steve Bentley with the Calgary Climate Hub.
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