The ecocide issue, spearheaded by young people, as an international crime receives the support of MPs
The young Canadians advocating to make ecocide a global crime were offered a helping assistance from federal lawmakers on Tuesday. Green MPP Elizabeth May and Liberal MP Jenica Atwin being among those calling for the federal government to help their efforts. Many young people across Canada have joined a petition that seeks to make the destruction of the natural environment as a crime that could be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court, alongside genocide as well as war crimes and human rights violations. They believe that such a move that requires approval from two-thirds of countries that have ratified the…