Activists sprayed paint on the exterior of a Tesla dealership in Montreal on Wednesday, as cases of vandalism climb in the United States and around the world against Elon Musk’s electric car company.
Montreal police arrested a young man and woman at the dealership on Décarie Boulevard in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
The climate group Last Generation Canada claimed responsibility. In a statement posted online, the group called on Canada to “stand up” to Musk, who they said is “destroying democracies and spreading climate denial.”
The same group has been involved in other protest stunts, such as when protesters climbed atop Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge last year.
Acts of vandalism against the electric vehicle manufacturer have multiplied since U.S. President Donald Trump took office and appointed Musk, considered the world’s richest man, to oversee the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has been slashing government spending and programs.
In recent weeks in the U.S., Tesla showrooms, fleets, charging stations and privately owned cars have been targeted, and dozens of protests have been held outside Tesla dealerships and factories.
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