Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Protests

• What will it take to end blockades? Indigenous community members warn deal may not be enough

  The proposed deal, which has yet to be formally agreed upon by the hereditary chiefs, is said to address broader land claims, rights and titles.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
  
• Work to resume on Coastal GasLink pipeline after draft agreement reached

  Work is expected to resume today on a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that has been at the centre of protests that have disrupted both rail and road traffic in many parts of the country.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2020
  
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• Roy Green: When it counts in Canada, there is no national consensus

  The last several weeks, Roy Green writes, serve as a case in point.

  Blogs

  Feb 28, 2020
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• 63% of Canadians support police intervention to end rail blockades: Ipsos poll

  A new poll suggests that 60 per cent of Canadians oppose the Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests, and are becoming more supportive of police intervention to end blockades.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2020
• RCMP ‘temporarily’ close office on Wet’suwet’en land, chief says more talks next week

  A spokesperson said police finished relocating the base of its operations from the Community Industry Safety Office to its detachment in nearby Houston, B.C., mid-day Friday.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2020
• ‘Wet’suwet’en Strong’: Winnipeg student hosts panel discussion on Indigenous rights

  A conversation on Indigenous rights was held at the University of Winnipeg on Saturday as countrywide protests in support of Wet’suwet’en Nation continue.

  Feb 22, 2020
• Demonstrators descend on downtown Toronto for Wet’suwet’en solidarity protest

  The protest came one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades on railroads "must now come down."

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2020
• Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs meet with Mohawk communities in Quebec

  Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs oppose the Coastal GasLink project that would carry natural gas to the B.C. coast, though others in the community support the pipeline.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2020
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• Planned meeting between feds, Wet’suwet’en now delayed due to Trudeau’s comments: chief

  Chief Na'Moks says a meeting set for Monday has been delayed after the prime minister said it's up to Indigenous leaders and police to take down the rail blockades.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2020
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• Southern Chiefs Organization says 2-hour blockades will occur at 4 places across Manitoba

  First Nations leaders in southern Manitoba are planning blockades next month at four border and provincial boundary crossings.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2020