Louka Kavcic, 11, skipped school Friday to stand in downtown Ottawa asking governments to take action on climate change.
That was fine by his mom Laurie-Anne Muldoon, who was standing alongside her son as they joined about 500 others in Confederation Park for a “climate strike” rally that later included a march on to Parliament Hill.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Participants from both places marched to Parliament Hill, where they converged at a rally with speakers and music. The plain-talking Thunberg inspired an international student movement with her angry, anguished call for adults to do something about the climate carnage they were leaving behind for future generations.
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