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MONTREAL - A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum.

Last Generation Canada says an activist smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting L'hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. 

The group is calling for the ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ government to create a climate disaster protection agency to help those affected by extreme weather. 

Montreal police say one person was arrested for mischief after the incident and was released with a promise to appear in court at a later date. 

The museum says the painting was kept under protective glass and there were no immediate signs of damage to the painting itself, which is on loan from a gallery in Italy. 

The activist group says it has also targeted the Montreal casino and the BMO Museum with pink paint in recent weeks. 

This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published June 19, 2025.