Toronto climate march held in solidarity with U.S. protests
Posted April 29, 2017 4:19 pm.
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Hundreds marched in downtown Toronto on Saturday in solidarity with protests of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies south of the border.
Demonstrators gathered at noon at Allan Gardens and called for the Canadian government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean, renewable energy.
The Americans, who came out in the thousands, timed their demonstrations to coincide with Trump’s hundredth day in office.
In Washington, D.C., large crowds on Saturday were making their way down Pennsylvania Avenue, where they planned to encircle the White House. Organizers say about 300 other protest marches are expected around the country.
Participants in the Peoples Climate March say they’re objecting to Trump’s rollback of restrictions on mining, oil drilling and greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants, among other things.
In Augusta, Maine, protesters outside the statehouse said they wanted to draw attention to the damage climate change can cause marginalized communities. A demonstration stretched for several blocks in downtown Tampa, Florida, where marchers said they were concerned about the threat rising seas pose to the city.
