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The blockade had been in place since Saturday, preventing shipments to the Port of Prince Rupert. But Indigenous leaders have warned the blockade could go back up if the province doesn't agree to cancel Coastal GasLink's pipeline permit during the scheduled talks. CN said Thursday it was starting a progressive shutdown in its eastern freight network due to the blockade, while Via Rail cancelled all service on CN tracks in Canada.In addition to being a major inconvenience to passengers, the disruptions will cause a huge economic hit. The shutdown by CN is largely seen as a move to pressure Ottawa to take action.
Garneau says that approach has worked in New Hazelton and he’s optimistic it can lead to resolutions in Quebec and Ontario. “These protesters, these activists, may have the luxury of spending days at a time at a blockade but they need to check their privilege. They need to check their privilege and let people whose jobs depend on the railway business, small businesses and farmers do their jobs.”
Hundreds of people marched in an anti-pipeline protest late Thursday afternoon through downtown Saskatoon and as the New Hazelton blockade was coming down, another was going up near the Pitt River bridge in Coquitlam. As a result, B.C.’s TransLink announced Friday morning that the West Coast Express service will not run, and will be replaced by buses.
Is their land the goverment has no authority to remove them. The government is lucky they have a pathway for rail lines appreciate🌷
The world is watching. Let’s settle this. ❤️🇨🇦
These reckless renegades are well aware of how weak kneed our so called authorities are and aim to take full advantage of it. Meanwhile our former drama teacher PM is conspicuously absent.
Start the trains up and start moving
If a foreign country was sabotaging bridges, blocking trains, and calling for the shutdown of Canada, it would obviously be terrorism.
We already had talks. The courts have decided and now the law needs to be enforced. Start cracking skulls if they don't move.