It’s now day 11 of the protest in Tyendinaga that has shut down train service across much of Eastern Canada – and there’s still no end in sight to the dispute.
The blockade is being staged in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to a natural gas pipeline project crossing their territory in northern B.C.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller met with Tyendinaga Mohawk representatives for nine hours yesterday and said “modest progress” was made toward ending the dispute, but that difficult issues remained unresolved.
Miller said his next step would be to brief Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
CN Rail obtained a court injunction to end the demonstration on February 7, but the OPP haven’t enforced it.
