Climate crisis: mothers in the foreground demonstrate in front of François Legault’s office

Members of the Front Mothers group gathered Sunday in front of the Quebec premier’s office in Montreal to demand the government “listen to the science” and “respond urgently” to the climate crisis.

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Since April 3, Frontline Mothers have been gathering every Sunday between 11am and 1pm in front of François Legault’s Montreal office on Rue Sherbrooke to remind him of “the responsibility of government in responding to the climate emergency to protect the future of present and future generations.”

“As a mother, I hope the government will honor the goal of reducing science’s greenhouse gases. We only have 8 years left to reduce our emissions by 65% ​​— the equivalent of two political mandates!” Karen Guillaume, part of Mothers at the Front, remembers in a press release. .

She added, “Mothers take turns for twenty precious days in front of the Prime Minister’s office to remind the government of the need to implement the multiple solutions available today.”

These mothers and grandmothers who demonstrate every week in particular ask the government that “all political decisions are now under scrutiny with regard to their environmental impact”.

According to them, this would make it possible to avoid an exacerbation of the climate crisis and to define mitigation and mitigation measures from the outset in the decisions and policies of all ministries.

The rapidly approaching provincial council elections are an opportunity for the outgoing government and candidates to put forward their ambitions and solutions to deal with the environmental crisis, mothers at the front think.

“In the context of the upcoming provincial elections, we address ourselves every Sunday to the incumbent executive, but also to the entire political class in Quebec,” those calling for a 65% emissions cut by 2030 outlined the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Mères au front has 30 active groups in several cities across the province, bringing together thousands of women from all walks of life.