Indigenous Environmental Network and The Council of Canadians Arctic offshore drilling protest

A small demo organized by the Council of Canadians and the Indigenous Environmental Network on the lawn of the Sussex Labs across from Foreign Affairs at the Lester B Pearson building Wednesday was meant to challenge offshore drilling in the Arctic. The demonstration coincides with the 7th annual Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Nuuk Greenland.

IEN Climate Justice Organizer, Ben Powless and Andrea Harden-Donahue energy and climate campaigner of the Council of Canadians on the lawn of the Sussex Labs across from Foreign Affairs at the Lester B Pearson building Wednesday in Ottawa challenging offshore drilling in the Arctic. The demonstration coincides with the 7th annual Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Nuuk Greenland.

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