David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis are hitting the road hoping&nbsp;to&nbsp;persuade&nbsp;young Canadians to make climate their No. 1 election issue.&nbsp;

The activists, along with musician Buffy Sainte-Marie, are embarking on a five-city speaking tour beginning on Saturday in Toronto.&nbsp;

David Suzuki joins Stephen Lewis, Buffy Sainte-Marie for 'Climate First' tour

Environmental activist and science broadcaster David Suzuki says he's hitting the road, along with "fellow elders" Stephen Lewis and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Environmentalist David Suzuki joins Green Party Leader Elizabeth May during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 14, 2019. Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to look at climate change in the upcoming federal election as if we are country at war against greenhouse gas emissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Environmentalist David Suzuki says voters need to look at climate change in the upcoming federal election as if we are country at war against greenhouse gas emissions.

Aside from one stop, they'll visit university campuses exclusively.&nbsp;

Lewis, a former leader of the Ontario NDP and diplomat, and Suzuki, a broadcaster with the CBC and environmentalist, spoke with CBC&nbsp;

 host Matt Galloway on Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

David Suzuki, left, and Stephen Lewis are warning audiences around Canada about the dire consequences of not prioritizing the fight against climate change in the election.

David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis on their pre-election climate tour

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