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J’ai pris la décision d’offrir le transport collectif gratuit sur le réseau de la @stm_nouvelles ce vendredi 27 septembre à l’occasion de la grève pour le climat. On vous attend à nos côtés pour l’avenir de la planète 🚍🚇🚲🌎💚 (1/2) #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #polmtl — Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) September 25, 2019

Along with the Société de transport de Montréal, transportation agencies serving the South Shore and northern municipalities will offer free transit.

Friday’s climate march is part of the Fridays for Future and Global Climate Strike movements that have been growing in popularity. Last week, communities across the world from New York City to Melbourne took part in marches to demand political action on global warming.

This Friday, the world’s attention turns to Montreal, which will play host to what is expected to be one of the largest climate marches to date. Unions, community organizations and professional groups are joining students in the protest.

Swedish schoolgirl activist Greta Thunberg, who spoke at the United Nations this week, will come to Montreal to lead the march that leaves the Sir Georges-Étienne Cartier monument on Parc Ave. at noon.

Later, she will receive the keys to the city from Plante.