Climate change activist Olivier Huard, one of two people charged after scaling Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge last year, is asking the court to drop the case.

“We want it cancelled because all this legal procedure is a complete mistake from the beginning,” Huard said.

Huard and several others climbed the bridge above the St. Lawrence River on Oct. 22, 2024, as part of a protest targeting Enbridge’s Line 9B pipeline, which transports crude oil from Ontario to Montreal.

“We want it shut down because it’s an old pipeline. It’s 50 years old. It’s leaking every year,” he said.

The protest had consequences for both Huard and co-accused Jacob Pirro. The pair spent more than a week in jail following their arrests. “Olivier and I had to spend respectively 10 and eight days in jail before bei

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