Trudeau calls pitch to replace RCMP with Indigenous police on Wet’suwet’en territory ‘a good idea’
As calls for action from Canada’s premiers, the business community and members of his own caucus intensify, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his government is working hard to secure a peaceful end to Indigenous protests that have crippled the railways and led to hundreds of layoffs.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe convened a phone meeting of the Council of Federation Wednesday to discuss how the provinces can help end the Indigenous blockades. He said provincial premiers need to act at a time when there is a “lack of federal leadership” beyond a promise to have more “dialogue” with the protesters.
After the call, a spokesperson for Moe said all the premiers want to speak to the prime minister Thursday via teleconference to “discuss paths to a peaceful resolution and an end to the illegal blockades.”
Quebec Premier François Legault said Ottawa needs to set a deadline to end the protests — and that the federal government should not rule out police action to dismantle the barricades keeping the trains from moving.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett sent a letter to the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs Wednesday to again seek an in-person meeting with those opposed to the continued construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline through northern B.C.
John Paul Tasker – CBC News – Feb 19, 2020.
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