Environment committee  Yes, just to continue what Rupert was saying, from an early age we learned that what we do to the environment directly comes back to us, because we are a part of the environment, and the decisions we make around the environment are essentially decisions that we make about our hea

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. I, unfortunately, have not been able to travel to different countries to see environmental rights in action. However, I know that there are many countries where environmental rights are making a real difference in the lives of their citizens, such as

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, I definitely would. It would give youth the message that our political leaders care about us and future generations. Having these laws updated to keep people healthy and to protect our air, water and food would give youth something to be hopeful

Environment committee  Thank you for the question. It's very important, because this is our future, and bringing youth to the table and addressing youth in regard to this is a very important part of the process. Rupert, would you like to add anything?

Environment committee  Thank you so much for the question. We started this journey many years ago at the municipal level when we learned that Canada does not recognize our right to a healthy environment. We wrote letters to the municipal candidates of the local municipal election to ask them to become

Environment committee  Hello. It is an honour to be speaking to you today from the Lekwungen-speaking peoples' homelands in the city of Victoria. Our names are Franny and Rupert, and we're 15 and 18 years old. We are not climate scientists, industry leaders or policy experts, but we are engaged citize

Environment committee  Times have changed since we first learned about environmental rights. Environmental rights awareness has increased. People are talking about it and we hear about it in the news, but during this time, the environmental situation has become more dire. Most people in Canada have bee