Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest
Several senior citizens were arrested for trespassing on Parliament Hill while attempting to deliver photos and stories about climate change to MPs.
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Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Members of Seniors Climate Witness cheer as Beverly Thorn, 86, from Surrey, B.C., is released from custody by the Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Parliamentary Protective Services officers speak with members of Seniors Climate Witness as they attempt to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Brooke Lydbrooke, 78, from Toronto, takes a seat while attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Michael VanDusen, 80, from Toronto is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Members of Seniors Climate Witness attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs are turned away from entering the House of Commons by a member of the Parliamentary Protective Service on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest A Parliamentary Protective Services officer speaks with members of Seniors Climate Witness as they attempt to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Richard Demontigny, 75, from Victoria, is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MP's at the House of Commons away on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Niki Clark, 75, from Nova Scotia is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Eric Schiller, 90, from Ottawa is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Members of Seniors Climate Witness arrive on Parliament Hill as they attempt to deliver climate impact documents to MP's in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Members of Seniors Climate Witness stand outside the House of Commons as they attempt to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Beverly Thorn, 86, from Surrey B.C. is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs at the House of Commons away on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest NDP MP Leah Gaza, from left to right, Seniors Climate Witness member Eric Schiller, NDP MPs Don Davies and Jenny Kwan speak to Seniors Climate Witness members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Bill Darnell, centre, co-founder of Greenpeace speaks with Parliamentary Protective Services officers as members of Seniors Climate Witness attempt to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Brooke Lydbrooke, 78, from Toronto is led off the grounds of Parliament Hill by members of the Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MP's at the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill during climate protest Seniors Climate Witness member Richard Demontigny, 75, from Victoria, is arrested and trespassed after attempting to deliver climate impact documents to MPs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
