Prime Minister facing increasing political pressure to offer a clear response to disruptions in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to a B.C. gas pipeline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited “unacceptable” shortages and layoffs Wednesday while he said his government is working “extremely hard” to resolve rail blockades in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.
“It is my expectation that law enforcement will take all appropriate action to enforce the law,” he said. A spokesperson for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said late Tuesday the minister had a conference call Tuesday afternoon with a number of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, who represents the B.C. riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley, said Ottawa has never addressed the legal questions raised by the Supreme Court’s 1997 Delgamuukw case, which was brought by Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan hereditary chiefs.
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