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From January to March 2020, a series of civil disobedience protests were held in Canada over the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline (CGL) through 190 kilometres (120 mi) of Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation territory in British Columbia (BC), land that is unceded.
March 21 - Pipeline opponents on social media launch a letter-writing campaign urging Coastal GasLink to suspend construction on Wetʼsuwetʼen territory, citing the heightened risk posed to the inhabitants of the territory by transient workers continuing operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. [105]
In 2019 and 2020, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) entered the blocked area and cleared road access for construction using the threat of lethal force, [4] arresting several of the protesters. The 2020 arrests sparked widespread protests across Canada in solidarity with the original protests. Protests targeted government offices, ports ...
Curfews will continue on Sunday night in cities around the country as they brace for more protests and try to get ahead of unrest.
2020: 7 January - March Widespread popular protests occur across Canada after the RCMP forcibly remove peaceful protesters blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline on Wetʼsuwetʼen territory in British Columbia. The protests block several rail lines, forcing the shutdown of much of the Canadian rail network. [145] [146] 25 January
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Photos of the pipeline protests Last week, protesters and law enforcement clashed as police swept demonstrators from a separate camp on private property and more than 140 protesters were arrested.
A court fight over whether the federal government should cover North Dakota's $38 million in costs of responding to the lengthy protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline years ago near its ...