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Ottawa Police attend the National Gallery of Canada, where a climate activist threw paint on artist Tom Thomson's Northern River painting, at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, on Aug. 29, 2023. Climate advocacy group On2Ottawa announced one of their supporters threw paint on the work of art to demand that the government respond to the wildfire crisis. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
An activist who is associated with the climate protest group On2Ottawa has been arrested after allegedly smearing pink paint onto a painting by Tom Thomson located in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
Ottawa Police Service (OPS) told The Epoch Times on Aug. 29 that they were called to the museum at approximately 12 p.m. local time over the incident. An OPS spokesperson said one man was arrested and charged with mischief.
