Protests continue as political leaders look to negotiate solutions, while business leaders, opposition politicians and ordinary people call for immediate action to end the disruptions, which have already seen more than 80 arrests.
Prime Minister
Indigenous leaders in B.C.'s northwest have invited federal and B.C. politicians to meetings to find solutions.
The Indigenous leaders have said they would ensure a blockade of CN Rail track near
Federal Transport Minister
He is to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts as well as representatives of national Indigenous organizations to discuss a way forward.
The blockades began last week after RCMP enforced an injunction against Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their supporters, who were blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, a key part of the
Horgan has rejected calls from the Opposition Liberals to seek immediate injunctions to end the blockades and protests in B.C.
"We can't just use force," he said in the legislature. "It needs to be dealt with by co-operation, by consultation, by discussion so that we can all move forward."
Liberal Leader
Groups including
The union warned the impasse could put up to 6,000 workers at CN and other rail companies out of work.
Protesters have threatened to block government buildings in
Coastal GasLink has signed agreements with all 20 elected band councils along the pipeline route.
However, Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs assert title to a vast 22,000-square-kilometre area and say band councils only have authority over reserve lands.
More than two dozen people have been arrested in the pipeline construction area near
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