Minister offers to meet with Indigenous leaders, says anti-pipeline protests a ‘volatile situation’

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Minister offers to meet with Indigenous leaders, says anti-pipeline protests a ‘volatile situation’ GlobeBC

Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller speaks during Question Period at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Blair GableIndigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has offered to meet with three Indigenous leaders, saying their protests against a pipeline in northern British Columbia are a volatile situation.

“My request, that I ask you kindly to consider, is to discontinue the protest and barricade of the train tracks as soon as practicable. As you well know, this is a highly volatile situation and the safety of all involved is of the utmost importance to me,” Miller said in the e-mail, a copy of which he posted publicly Thursday morning.

Via has also said a blockade near New Hazelton, B.C., means normal rail service is being interrupted between Prince Rupert and Prince George.In Manitoba, Premier Brian Pallister said the Justice Department will seek an injunction to end a rail blockade west of Winnipeg and have it enforced within a few days.

 

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GlobeBC There are 13 Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Eight of those chiefs as well all 20 First Nations chiefs affected by the LNG pipeline are in favor of it. Five heredity chiefs are opposed. Wanna bet who the Minister will meet with 😡

GlobeBC So... f*** the rest of Canada, it's only what a subsect of indigenous leaders want that rules Canada, am I right?

GlobeBC Another Liberal piece of work!

GlobeBC teamblackface

GlobeBC So the Trudeau 'Liberals' are still making excuses for the illegal activity A better response would be stop now and meet with me or go to jail and don't have that opportunity for dialogue They have chosen cowardice over country once again

GlobeBC 🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤢🤢🤢🤢 🤮 🤨 🙄

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