Trudeau urges quick resolution as anti-pipeline blockades continue across Canada GlobePolitics
People arrive at a train track blockade in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, near Belleville, Ont., on Feb. 11, 2020.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in Wednesday on the protests over a B.C. pipeline project that have disrupted rail traffic across the country, saying while the federal government respects the right to peaceful protest, the rule of law must be respected.
“We recognize the important democratic right – and will always defend it – of peaceful protest,” Trudeau said during a news conference with Senegal’s President Macky Sall. “But we are also a country of the rule of law, and we need to make sure those laws are respected.” More than 150 freight trains have been idled since the blockades were set up last Thursday in British Columbia and Ontario.
In addition to the service cancellations in Ontario, Via says a blockade near New Hazelton, B.C., also means normal rail service is being interrupted between Prince Rupert and Prince George. “The impact is also being felt beyond Canada’s borders and is harming the country’s reputation as a stable and viable supply chain partner,” he said in a statement.
The RCMP said Tuesday that a temporary exclusion zone in the area was removed and everyone was free to enter the area. The police force is maintaining an office on a forest service road at the centre of the dispute to continue patrols.
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