Carrying signs that read, “Little minds are listening” and “Don’t have polio? Thank science,” thousands of science fans took to the streets Saturday at Toronto’s March for Science. Dan Weaver, one of the organizers of the march on a chilly Earth Day, said participants were motivated to “celebrate Canadian science and the role that science plays in our society… and to stand in solidarity with American scientists who are facing obvious struggles with the current government and its support for science.”Signs that said “Science – It’s inconvenient … Sad,” and “Fossils are for learning not just for burning” were held up as a crowd Toronto police estimated at 3,000 made its way from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park. The Toronto march was one of at least 600 planned across 68 countries Saturday to protest the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his government. Weaver noted that Canadians and Americans breathe the same air and, in many cases, drink the same water.

Source: thestar April 22, 2017 20:37 UTC