The 16-year-old Swedish activist addressed a large rally in Montreal, expressing her disappointment in world leaders for failing to deliver meaningful plans and instead using empty words. Thunberg emphasized the importance of continuing to strike and march until leaders take action. Despite being mocked by Trump and criticized by Canadian Member of Parliament Maxime Bernier, Thunberg believes they are attempting to silence her because their interests are threatened by the youth movement. "We should consider it a compliment as well." The climate strikes that she motivated began in Asia on Friday, following similar strikes in Europe the previous week. In New Zealand, tens of thousands of students initiated the strikes. In Seoul, South Korea, around 500 students called for increased government efforts to combat climate change, marching towards the presidential Blue House after a rally in the city center where they criticized the government's lack of action on climate change. In the Netherlands, thousands of children also skipped school to participate in a worldwide climate strike, disrupting traffic and questioning their leaders with the phrase "how dare you?". In response to Thunberg's speech at the United Nations, Matthew McMillan, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering student at Montreal's Concordia University, participated in a protest holding a "Make America Greta Again" poster. He believes it is the most significant event of their generation. Nine-year-old Xavier Damien Tremblay and his siblings, along with their mother Maude Richard, also took part in the protest, holding placards and chanting "protect the planet" because they feel that their planet is in jeopardy. Trudeau met privately with Thunberg while she was in Canada during the federal election campaigning. Thunberg stated that Trudeau is not doing enough to address the climate crisis and urged all politicians to listen to and act on the science. Trudeau has pledged to take further action on climate change, but has faced criticism for purchasing and expanding a significant oil pipeline in western Canada. During one of his campaign stops, a man accused him of being a climate criminal, while another man tried to throw eggs at him during a march in Montreal. A video showed Trudeau comforting his son, who appeared scared and was crying after an incident. Trudeau had a positive meeting with Greta Thunberg, discussing the need for greater action. Aviation leaders are currently meeting in Montreal to discuss ways to reduce the industry's impact on climate change, as commercial flying contributes to 2.5% of carbon emissions and passenger numbers are expected to double by 2037. ICAO expressed support for the recent climate march, emphasizing the need for more action and innovation to address aviation's environmental impacts.