The protests in support of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in B.C. spilled over into North Bay Thursday.
Picketers marched in front of MP Anthony Rota’s office on Thursday.
The dispute involves the Coastal GasLink pipeline project and protesters have been blocking rail lines to draw attention to the issue.
See: The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
One protester who did not want to be identified told CKAT that the authorities must do the right thing for all Canadians and First Nations people.
“I want to know that people in positions of power have my best interest in mind and will respect my rights,” she says.
The R-C-M-P has promised to pull out of an area in Wet’suwet’en territory — a key demand of the chiefs.
Donna Sinclair says the federal government must show more respect for Indigenous people moving forward
“I’d like the federal government to pick up its obligations for First Nations people. We have all these resources that could help us get to a far better relationship” Sinclair says.
She says they did meet with MP Rota Thursday.
Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling for stronger federal leadership to resolve protests by anti-pipeline demonstrators opposed to the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia.
A statement issued by Ford's office says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must release a detailed plan and timeline for a nationwide solution to blockades that have crippled the movement of Canadian National freight trains and Via Rail passenger trains.
