Trenton, Canada- a bunch of police officers got in to disintegrate an indigenous blockade that closed down the main route of passenger train between Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.
The assailants overlooked a deadline of Sunday night to run off, and in the next few hours forces blocked in about eight am local time.
The barricade commenced supporting the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who were against the $6 billion natural gas pipeline passing their territory in the west coast province of British Columbia, Canada. Wet’suwet’en community was one of the communities to be affected by the pipeline approval for the project.
However, the hereditary chiefs held the elected officials’ influence ceased at the reserve boundaries, as their power extends to the rest of the territory.
The supporters along with the communities blocked the project, and Royal Canadian, mounted police entered to get rid of them.
Railway blockade extended to all over Canada as other tribes came out to show solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en tribe.
During the barricades, most passenger trains and freight services were shut off all over the region, and the transportation of goods was closed down. The Canadian national railway seeks court decisions to eradicate the blockade, but police refused to implement the court decision related to the protestors’ eradication at trending.
The Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau initially stated to resolve the situation through “dialogue”. Over time, he said the blockades had to fall, as they are unfavorable to the Canadian economy had suspended 1,500 workers.
Trudeau said, “Here is the reality. Every attempt at dialogue has been made”. He held “The discussions have not been productive. We can’t have a dialogue when only one party is coming to the table”.
Further, “For this reason, we have no choice but to stop making the same overtures. Of course, we will never close the door on dialogue, and our hand remains extended should someone want to reach for it”.
He told “But the fact remains, the barricades must come down now. The injunctions must be obeyed and the law must be upheld” while referring to the injunctions of the court.
The Ontario Police waited a few days to plunge the barricade as the department had a history of conflicts with the province’s indigenous people, however, the Quebec police entered to eradicate the blockade near Montreal abruptly.
The police blocked the views but it is presumed that multiple assailants were detained, yet the details are sketchy.–Worldwide News