More than 100 people protested outside a mining convention Sunday in downtown Toronto, where they blocked traffic on multiple roads and stood in front of entrances to the event.
Organizers said they were demonstrating against the harmful effects of resource extraction to the environment and to Indigenous lands.
At one point, protesters attempted to enter the convention but were stopped by police.
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!
Feb 27, 2020 - I hope we will soon see political analysts and commentators acknowledging that the massive uprising we are seeing in Canada is far more than spontaneous solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people, although it certainly is that.
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.
