Although signs at the Tyendinaga blockade directly refer to RCMP involvement on Wet’suwet’en land, it's unclear if news of their departure will lead to the opening of the rails near Belleville.

Trudeau's spokeswoman says the prime minister has already spoken to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Carolyn Bennett, the minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations.

The Co-op Refinery Complex said they're confident there is a path to a deal.

On Jan. 20, Unifor national president Jerry Dias was one of 14 individuals arrested by Regina police and charged with mischief.

Quebec's justice minister wants answers from the federal government following the slaying of a 22-year-old woman, allegedly killed by a man previously convicted of murder and out on parole.

On pharmacare, protecting the environment and stricter gun control measures, Trudeau spoke generally but offered no specifics.

The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent while Indigenous women account for 42 per cent of the female prison population, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger said.

The committee's creation was the result of a Conservative motion passed in December, thanks to support from other opposition parties in the minority Parliament.

Behind closed doors, federal cabinet ministers prepared for the Jan. 27 resumption of Parliament for its first extended sitting since the Oct. 21 election.

'No assessment has yet been done as to what actually may be or may not be required,' Bill Blair told reporters. "Until that work is done, those decisions remain to be made.'