SMITHERS, B.C. — The hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en sat down Thursday with senior government ministers to discuss a pipeline dispute that has caused protests across the country, shutting down freight and passenger rail services.
The natural gas company agreed to a two-day pause in its activities in northwestern B.C., while the RCMP committed to ending patrols along a critical roadway while the negotiations unfold.“We believe these conditions provide the space we need to be able to sit down at the table in good faith and a positive path forward,” the statement read.
Horgan said he has met with the hereditary leaders twice over the past year and a half and is prepared to sit down with them again, but there need to be conditions for constructive dialogue.Wet'suwet'en member Bonnie George raises her arms as she leave talks with Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relation, Carolyn Bennett and the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in Smithers, B.C. on Thursday.
Wet’suwet’en community members are divided on the pipeline and about a dozen supporters of the project gathered outside the Office of the Wet’suwet’en while the meeting took place. George said she wasn’t invited to the meeting but she went into the room with others and they made a statement, telling the gathering that the entire nation needs to be represented.The dispute over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project has been raging for months, but entered a new phase on Dec. 31, 2019, when the B.C.
Alternative headline: chiefs opposition sinks Trudeau Liberal support as people are fed up.
The hereditary chiefs seem to be determined to keep their people living in poverty.
Nowhere in this article does it say, 'How Many Chiefs were actually there !😡' 'Hereditary chiefs are not decision-makers on their own and are instead meant to reflect the consensus of their clan or house and reach decisions together inside a Feast House, Bonnie George said.'
althiaraj If the liberals had any balls they would tell these activists who are holding Canadians and the country hostage they will pay for all our losses $$$$$$$$$$
continue the talks with the protesters behind bars and I dont mean the pub
Thank you to all...talking is good.
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