Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Quebec and Labrador, Ghislain Picard, joined 25,000 people in April at a march

Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Quebec and Labrador, Ghislain Picard, joined 25,000 people in April at a march in Quebec City to call upon Canadian premiers to act on climate change. “That means no new tar sands pipelines,” said organizers for the Act on Climate March. Picard said almost half of all First Nations in Quebec will be impacted by the Energy East†pipeline which will carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Quebec City and Saint John, N.B. “There’s too much unknown, Picard said. 

“It’s economy versus tradition versus environment… We contribute the least in what’s happening to the environment but we are impacted the most.” People from across Canada attended the rally.