ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of the provincial budget.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of the provincial budget.
Two constabulary officers on horseback rode their horses into the crowd in an effort to disperse the fishers, leading to a chaotic and angry scene. Protesters yelled, some fell over and there were shouts from the crowd that people were being injured. Fisher harvester Jason Sullivan, from Bay Bulls, N.L., said the fishers want more access to the fishery.
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