Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, speaks in Ottawa, in a Dec. 3, 2019, file photo.The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for calm and constructive dialogue to ease tensions over a British Columbia pipeline project and the nationwide protests it’s spawned.
Hereditary chiefs in the Wet’suwet’en First Nation oppose the natural-gas pipeline through their traditional territory, though it’s received approval from elected band councils.
Other chiefs speaking alongside Bellegarde suggest it may be time to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion and bring down the blockades.
globebusiness You need to get the folks setting blockades to dismantle immediately. The impact on hard working Canadians is way out of proportion than the root cause of the situation.
globebusiness Are they going to financially reimburse Canadians and our economy
globebusiness Who does he represent? Isn't the AFN a construct of the Indian Act?
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globebusiness these useless people should have been eradicated many years ago. Wards of the state. They want there own way, no wonder so many of them go missing, obviously not enough.
globebusiness Stop all the protests,and blockades ...then comes dialogue
globebusiness I find it very, very acceptable for constructive reasoning, dialogue and the evaluation of this situation that the justintrudeau has promised to peacefully resolve with the senate and parliament. God please guide this nation to respect love and be just to all of us peacefully.
globebusiness 20 elected Aboriginal councils affected by the pipeline have approved the pipeline. Some people think they're so morally superior they don't have to follow the law and court orders. Expect more groups to ignore the law if nothing is done.
globebusiness 20 elected Aboriginal councils affected by the pipeline have approved the pipeline. Apparently mob rule prevails in Canada. Hereditary chiefs represent no one except themselves. Some people think they're so morally superior they don't have to follow the law and court orders.
globebusiness How big a cheque this time?
globebusiness AFN must Insist on end to blockages or arrests begin today. Natives have pushed too far. And they know it.
globebusiness If you keep pandering to the protesters with people's lively hoods at stake I don't think this will end well, hard working people are starting to get sick of these protesters RULE OF LAW ARREST THEM
globebusiness I keep thinking how strange it would be if Scottish politicians gave up their business attire and went back to kilts and claymores during political discussions.
globebusiness Maybe just maybe if we respond differently we will actually achieve different results. Good luck
globebusiness He has no control what so ever, meaningless title AFN Chief
globebusiness In the news conference they also called for the rail blockades to be lifted as a sign of good faith. Hopefully the protestors listen to their Chiefs.
globebusiness A lot easier to do if the MSM stopped allowing every self serving low life and NGO to insert their personal and ideological goals into the mix It's condescending to Canada's First Nations and has absolutely nothing to do with the real issues which need to be addressed
globebusiness 100s of billions of dollars and they’re still a bunch of losers!
globebusiness These guys have all been paid off by Justin over the past several years and now they’re deflecting for his lack of leadership.
globebusiness Sure. Get the kooks off the rails and the roads. Yesterday.
globebusiness Nope past that send in the military.
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