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MONTREAL – Several Greenpeace members climbed outside the Olympic Stadium tower in Montreal to protest the federal government's decision to buy the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project
The Five Climbers, equipped with cables and harnesses, are mounted at mid-height of the structure of 165 meters high, which is built at a 45-degree angle.
They then unfurled a banner as a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with the poster stating Stop Pipelines, Do not Dirty Our
Later, they went down without incident and were arrested by the police from Montreal
Greenpeace spokesman Loujain Kurdi said mountaineers wanted to send a message to Trudeau saying "climate leaders are not building pipelines". According to her, Ottawa's decision to spend $ 4.5 billion to support the Trans Mountain project goes against its international commitments to reduce emissions.
"Instead of spending $ 4.5 billion on taxpaye Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could help us build three million electric recharging stations," she said.
"For even less than that, for just $ 3.2 billion, he could keep the promise he made last December. She added that Trudeau still had time to withdraw from the company. case, since the government and the company have given themselves until next Sunday to seek a third party purchaser for the purchase of drinking water.
Police cordoned off the area under the tower, and tourists and employees were shut out of the stadium until about 11:30 am.
Montreal Police spokeswoman Caroline Chevrefils said that the agents had arrested four women and three men. 26 and 40.
Two women were arrested in the field at approximately 9:30 am, while the five climbers were arrested after leaving the structure at about 11 am
All seven will be charged wi Chevrefils said:
The organization conducted a similar action earlier in July when several climbers suspended the Vancouver Ironworkers Memorial Bridge for 36 hours to create what the organization called an "air blockade", according to a Greenpeace press release.
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