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Environmental activists say they doused an oil company CEO’s home with paint and extensively damaged his cars during a recent nighttime raid in Quebec City, a rare and “very personal” targeting by eco-extremists of an industry executive.

An anonymous article from the supposed perpetrators said their goal was to dismantle Quebec’s fledgling oil and gas business, mentioning, in particular, fracking operations in the province’s Gaspé region.

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They also claimed allegiance with Indigenous groups in the message reposted by the U.S.-based Site Intelligence Group.

“We have smashed the windows of his cars, without forgetting to slash the tires. We also covered the house in paint,” they said of Jean-Yves Lavoie, the CEO of Junex Inc. “We will do what is necessary in order to stop companies like Junex from carrying out their destructive plans.”

An earlier posting on an activist blog had urged action against Quebec’s oil and gas industry – which was controversially given a green light by provincial legislation last year – and named Lavoie as one potential target.