 My name is Dimitri Lascaris. I'm a lawyer. I'm 52 years old. I have two children who are now 16 and 17. I wasn't particularly political before November 2007, but one night something prompted me to read the fourth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And that was a transformational moment for me because I realized that the future of my children was at grave risk. And since that night I've devoted as much time and energy as I can to come in and understand the climate crisis and ensuring that our governments do what is necessary to address this crisis and to preserve the planet for our children. And, you know, I'm happy that we have a government now that seems sensitive to the need to deal with this crisis. But the substance of the policies that that government is pursuing in my mind and I think in the minds of all the people here today are not consistent with the science. And in particular, our government regrettably, despite the sounds it is making, is supporting expansion of the tar sands and the construction of pipelines to facilitate that expansion. And the science is very clear that we have to leave the vast majority of the oil on the ground if we're going to prevent catastrophic climate change. I came here on behalf of my children and on behalf of all children. And all of us are here ultimately on behalf of the children who are born and who have not yet been born to deliver the message that the oil must stay in the ground.