Two Greenpeace protesters have been arrested after chaining themselves to a replica oil pumpjack outside the Ottawa residence of the Official Opposition leader.
Protesters placed the structure in the driveway of Stornoway residence, where Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre lives with his family. Greenpeace said in a release its activists staged the protest to draw attention to what they call Poilievre’s “anti-climate” agenda.
Ottawa police said 12 protestors were at the scene when officers arrived after 7 a.m. on Nov. 21.
“The group blocked access to the residence with a structure, and some proceeded to chain themselves to the structure, not allowing the family to pass,” police said in a news release….