Despite a widespread media narrative spreading incorrect information, NO agreements have been made on the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline, and the call for solidarity actions remains firmly in place!
Yesterday, Amnesty's Alex Neve and I visited Tyendinaga in the aftermath of the Ontario Provincial Police’s enforcement action. We spoke with community members who all described a feeling of betrayal and broken trust.
Following our visit, we issued an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau to urge him to act now to finally break with decades of failure when it comes to the relationship with Indigenous peoples in Canada.
You can read and share the letter to Prime Minister Trudeau here:
OTTAWA—A federal Crown corporation might lend money to support the Coastal GasLink pipeline, a move that one Wet’suwet’en chief called “highly inappropriate” amidst ongoing rail blockades and nationwide protests against the project.
Canada walked into a political and diplomatic trap of its own making when it took it upon itself to create a self-appointed busybody lobby called The Group of Lima.
