Ottawa police say two people are facing charges after a climate protest blocked traffic Monday morning on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, as the group continued to demand a national firefighting service to combat wildfires.
. The same group is affiliated with the protester who crashed the Juno Awards topless, and who splashed paint on the Prime Minister's Office earlier this year.
The group says it will continue to engage in civil disobedience to draw attention to its demands. It comes as Canada faces an unprecedented wildfire season that has seen smoky skies in many parts of the country, including Ottawa, the evacuation of Yellowknife, N.W.T., and the destruction of homes, businesses, and more than 15 million hectares of land, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
According to the Canadian National Fire Database, forest fires burn an average of 2.1 million hectares per year., saying it could help overwhelmed provincial firefighting forces and reduce the need for foreign aid. On2Ottawa supporters say they want the federal government to move legislation to create a national firefighting service of 50,000 members.
To date, Ottawa police say 11 people are facing 34 criminal charges in connection with these protests.
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