Businesses are warning of looming layoffs, lost revenue and a hit to Canada’s reputation, as rail disruptions drag on in the country.
While the members said they share the government’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous groups, the blockades “inflict serious damage on the economy, leaving countless middle-class jobs at risk, many of them in industries that must get their goods, parts, and ingredients to and from market by rail.”
Meanwhile, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations called for calm and constructive dialogue to ease tensions. National Chief Perry Bellegarde said governments and industry need to give the time and space to work with the Wet’suwet’en.industry letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “We say we want to de-escalate and we want dialogue,” he said.
Mississauga, Ont.-based Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is also facing escalating costs as it tries to get its perishable products shipped out in time, according to its president Curtis Frank. “It’s about the pipelines, but it’s also not about the pipelines — it’s about a number of other issues that Canadians have not addressed for a long time.”
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who is preparing to release the federal budget in coming weeks, has already warned that the spread of the coronavirus could weaken economic output. Slumping Canadian manufacturing sales in December could add to those woes, while blockades threaten to further depress business investment.
Absolutely criminal that the economy can be held captive by a group of people who get away with not following the law because they are native, first nations--whatever the label. Will their chiefs compensate the thousands of Canadians who lose their jobs? We know the answer.
Quite a few unemployed pipeline welders around western Canada. You sure you want to keep preventing them from feeding their families? I wouldn’t want to be in their cross hairs
This is a professional economic Terrorist hit job on Canada and pipelines by a made up indigenous issue. Read the Wet’suwet’en supporter toolkit on You tube. The idea is to hold all Canadians hostage to a made up anti pipeline issue to prevent any from being built.
Trudeau the incompetent would totally destroy Canada AND ITS THE MORONS THAT RELECTED HIM IS TO BLAME.
Let’s talk
Trudeau may finally achieve the “made in Canada recession” that he has been working so hard to create. jkenney
“Fake capitalism”
Good nothing better than to have an ugly mess like this on JTs watch .... trigger and election with a Conservative mandate to restore adult like politics to Ottawa
I bet if the yellow vests went down there it would be a different story. Police would have their clubs out
And JustinTrudeau the trust fund PM doesn’t care because he is clueless about what it’s like to have to worry about how your bills will be paid.
And this is how Trudeau forces a recession and then stands back and says that it’s not his fault...He wasn’t even here when it all went down.
Probably thats the idea of the liberal!
Not to worry. The forecast is for heavy debating followed by some light meetings in the morning. This trend should carry on for a few weeks culminating in a heavy shit storm across all regions.
Clearly the Liberals’ intention
TrudeauMustGo
TrudeauMustResign
Did you see the Wet’suwet’en block pipe lines tool kit on this. This is a major Economic Terrorists operation recruiting help from all over the World to block all Pipelines. Canadians are being duped by alternative facts.
CanadianPM JustinTrudeau Why would any company (or investor) invest in Canada when this is how the country is run?
acoyne If this continues it shouldn't ONLY be working people affected, but tax revenues - therefore welfare benefits and social programs. Skin in the game.
Reconciliation is finished, see you on the frontier.
This is just nuts ... I only wish all the people facing layoffs or financial harm get together and head to the tracks!!!
When will our weak PM Trudeau actually DO SOMETHING...anything....?
acoyne This country no longer respects the rule of law. Of course that will impact business. Just look at Somalia for a glimpse of our future.
acoyne High time to Call the riots police and clear up the goons blocking rail tracks
As the ecoterrorists would say, job loss is good for the environment. And JustinTrudeau is on their side! TrudeauMustGo
Just a bunch of bored lefties with nothing else to do on Family Day. Great example for our youth; ‘let’s go protest over something you know nothing about and help a small group of FN’s exploit more of our hard earned taxpayers money’ ...
PM Trudeau doesn’t care. PMO and Tides supported.
They all must be racist
Simple just remove the RCMP from their territory
No kidding. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that it’s only going to be so long before the real problem kicks in.
Well they must just be racists then 🙄
This is a feature, not a bug for these anti-capitalist and anti-democracy activists.
And just imagine how many will not even be called back to their jobs when this is all over?!
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