(Ottawa,  Ontario.) - Unceded Lands of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation. A  supporter of On-2-Ottawa climate action group has thrown pink paint on  the entrance to Prime Minister Trudeau’s office in Ottawa and chained  herself to the doorway to announce their arrival & to raise  awareness for the upcoming caravan coming to Ottawa this August.

“We  can’t trust our current political system and representatives to save us  from this crisis, and we are demanding a citizens’ assembly to do so  before it’s too late,” said a volunteer spokesperson for the campaign.

“We  are here in Ottawa to demand a citizens’ assembly to address the  desperate need for Climate Action Now, not in the 5 to 10 years our  government has slated. Overextraction is already showing us its  dangerous repercussions. Here and around the world we are seeing fires,  floods, droughts & food shortages. The time for dramatic action is  now, we still have time to make a difference, but we only have 712  days,” said Ever, the individual chained to the office doors, the same  individual who disrupted the Juno Awards in March. The countdown  referenced was initiated by Sir David King, who retired as chief scientific advisor to the UK and became a leading voice in the call for  immediate action in the climate crisis.

The  individual claims to be nonviolent and is prepared to risk arrest for  her actions to resist the activities of a government that has  objectively failed to take proportionate and time-appropriate action to  tackle the climate emergency. Activists associated with the On-2-Ottawa  movement have been taking action from Victoria to Montreal since the  early months of 2023 to spread awareness for their demands. This action  is a continuation of country-wide disruptions to hold the federal  government accountable for the urgent action needed to tackle the  climate emergency.

On-2-Ottawa  organizers are holding rallies at Parliament Hill at 12pm for the next  several days and hosting information talks in the evenings this weekend  for those interested in joining their cause.