These activists risked their freedom to inspire action on the climate crisis

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In the fight against climate change, how much are people willing to risk? CBC News spoke with two climate activists who recently served sentences related to their civil disobedience.

On bridges, in halls and on the steps of the legislature, British Columbians are standing up, calling for change.In the fight against climate change, how much are people willing to risk?

Trans Mountain has had an injunction order to prevent the obstruction of its work since June 1, 2018. In B.C., he attended an event hosted by the environmental activism group Extinction Rebellion. Inspired by what he heard, he joined both Extinction Rebellion and the group Save Old Growth, whose focus is to end old-growth logging in B.C.

Haq says he’s been arrested 13 times for his climate activism. On Sept. 23, 2021, he was arrested while lying on the ground blocking a tree-clearing by Trans Mountain. Kathryn Harrison, a University of British Columbia professor of political science who studies environmental, climate and energy policy, says while activism can often achieve immediate results, like stalling the felling of a tree, the greater impact often comes from the message it can send.

 

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Lol at CBC news reporting.

I’m willing to risk nothing because climate change is nonsense.

Noone gave a peep when the antivaxxers blocked hospital and no arrest from the police. As soon as the environmental activists show up, the police are there, the drivers are frustrated. Maybe the environmental activists should stop and let the public enjoy mudslides in peace.

Climate crisis lol only in the minds of the liars so called professionals and the fools who believe it... SCAMMERS

If they are so convinced that people are causing climate change I invite them to put their money where their mouth is.

Mere useful id10ts. Nothing more.

Must have lost their jobs then, oh wait never mind.

CBC fear mongering.

Climate has been changing for millions of years.

I burn tires every weekend just to spite CBC and their lies and propaganda. 🖕🤣

In Canada our pollution has gotten worse not better so whatever they're doing it isn't enough

These people you seek out to interview yet crickets during the largest protest in Canadian history.

What these people do is irrelevant, we’re 33 Million in a sea of 8 billion. Got to some 3rd world countries and play your activism card where the real pollution is

Climate change will benefit Canada, to the Billions. Increased agriculture, migration of cold water fish, increased economic benefits, immigration, fresh water reserves and the average landowner in Canada will have a 276 percent increase in wealth.

4 emergency vehicles including a rcmp vehicle burnt to the ground in BC yesterday by those eco activists who are thought to be the ones who violently attacked the pipeline workers yet completely ignored by the msm outlets. Is this what CBC defines as social disobedience?

Oh look more propaganda defundCBC Canada

There is a great moral risk in supporting groups like extinction rebellion. If you denied millions of people natural gas energy, you are not just reducing their prosperity or forcing them to freeze in the dark, you force them to turn to dirty coal energy and increase emissions.

You call lighting vehicles on fire, causing 2+ million in damages yielding axes and threatening murder “civil disobedience”? Wow I have no words for ineptitude

Climate change is a hoax.

The activists defending our liberties, and highlighting the discriminatory and illegal punitive measures, you sought to discredit, rushing to utilize the pathetic Leftist OP’s like the staged Nazi and Confederate flags.

Climate: Trudeau’s real cost

Lock them all up

Good. Lock more up.

End all covid restrictions and mandates in Canada 🍁

By definition 'domestic terrorists'. They should be treated as such.

“Activists” “served sentences” 🤔 criminals?

I'm willing to risk it's a bunch of bullshit. Climate changes and there is nothing we did or can do to stop it.

Canada needs longer and more severe sentences for those who demonstrate and disrupt everyday people going about their lives. Blocking traffic is unacceptable. Defacing culturally significant paintings is unacceptable. cdnpoli

So climate activists literally attacking oilandgas infrastructure in Canada is 'civil disobedience' FreedomConvoy peacefully protesting in Ottawa is 'occupation', 'siege' & 'insurrection'? I hope the next government strips you off EVERY penny of federal funding cdnpoli

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Is there a climate crisis?

Amazing... this article is not listed as 'Opinion'. defundcbc

Should be minimum 1 year in prison. That'll stop the children.

Climate criminals you mean?

Send that paki packing.

Article is pure narrative. Sucks folks in.

Risked their freedom for a hoax. 🤡🏆

'Civil disobedience' 😆

They are suckers. the whole thing is a hoax pushed by MSM and the world elite.

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