Three arrested as anti-oil activists disrupt Montreal airport for third straight day

Members of Last Generation Canada glued their hands to a road today, blocking access to the arrivals area, while others spay-painted exterior windows

MONTREAL — Environmental activists have caused disruptions outside Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport for a third consecutive day in protest of Canadian fossil fuel policy.

Activist group Last Generation Canada says three of its members glued their hands to the road, blocking access to the arrivals area.

Shortly before 2 p.m., the group issued a news release saying it is demanding that Ottawa stop the extraction and consumption of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

Airport authorities confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, that the incident was causing delays in accessing the terminal and added that steps were being taken to “remedy the situation.”

On Thursday, protesters with the same group spay-painted exterior windows at the airport, resulting in police arresting two protesters for mischief.

On Wednesday, police made three arrests after protesters with signs saying “oil kills” glued their hands on the ramp leading to the departures area.

A woman vandalizes the Montreal airport.
A member of Last Generation Canada sprays paint on the exterior windows of the departures area of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport Thursday, July 25, 2024.Photo by John Kenney/Postmedia

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