Wet'suwet'en

The rail and port disruptions dented the GDP by a diminutive 0.01 per cent, the federal government's budget watchdog said Friday.

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs say the pattern of rule-breaking raises questions about whether the pipeline should have been allowed to continue.

The tentative agreement doesn’t address the Coastal GasLink pipeline directly, nor does it mean Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades will end anytime soon.

Bonnie George walked out of the Office of the Wet'suwet'en holding her hands up in the air in a triumphant gesture.

The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are meeting for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute that's sparked national protests and led to disruptions in the economy.

Experts say the Wet’suwet’en solidarity movement was predictable and will continue until Canada fundamentally changes its relationship with Indigenous people.

Ontario police moved to break up a Mohawk camp near railway lines in eastern Ontario early on Monday but several more solidarity action popped up in other parts of the country in response, highlighting the challenge law enforcement and the government have in tamping down a movement in support of Indigenous rights and protection of the environment.

More protests in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs sprung up on Saturday, February 21, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pivoted to take a sterner tone with Indigenous leaders he blames for halting train service across much of Canada.

The move could signal the beginning of a possible resolution to widespread Wet’suwet’en solidarity rail blockades, which have paralyzed the Canadian economy. But it also may not be enough.

A small, mobile RCMP detachment in a remote area of British Columbia has become a bargaining chip in proposed talks that many hope could put an end to blockades that have disrupted rail and road traffic across the country.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called Trudeau’s speech “the weakest response to a national crisis in Canadian history” and “a complete abdication of responsibility and leadership.”

“These protesters, these activists, may have the luxury of spending days at a time at a blockade, but they need to check their privilege,” Scheer told reporters.

The Wet'suwet'en called for pipeline opponents to "shut down Canada," and people listened.

Four people were arrested Friday, the latest escalation of a battle over the fate of the Coastal GasLink pipeline. It was the second day of RCMP raids in the remote area of northern B.C.

The raids began before dawn. Police arrested six people, detained journalists and cut off the remote B.C. First Nation’s radio communications.