by Contributor on Tuesday Dec 22 2020
Caitlin Kellendonk of Castlegar getting signatures on the youth parliamentary petition at the September 2019 climate strike in Nelson. Photo courtesy Carlo Alcos
No one is surprised that young people are very concerned about the climate crisis. Nor is it surprising that they are underrepresented in places of power, like Parliament.
To counter this, youth in the Kootenays drafted a formal Parliamentary Petition expressing their concerns and their expectations of government.
Last year youth in both the East and West Kootenay obtained over 600 signatures on their petition during the climate strikes when millions of people across the globe took to the streets to demand more climate action.