Protests held in solidarity with a blockade of the Costal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia by members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to grow as experts sound the alarm on 'unlawful and unjust' arrests.
TORONTO -- Protests held in solidarity with a blockade of the Costal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia by members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation continue to grow as experts sound the alarm on what they call “unlawful and unjust” arrests.
The company says it has signed agreements with the elected council of all 20 First Nations along the route, including the Wet’suwet’en. But Wet’suwet’en Nation never surrendered its Aboriginal title, otherwise known as its inherent right to the land. The case also outlined specific requirements for Indigenous people to prove their Aboriginal title -- the most important of which, Gunn explained, is continuous occupation of the land. However, the case did not answer specific questions of title by the Wet’suwet’en.
“There is absolutely no legal precedent nor established legal authority for such an overbroad policing power associated with the enforcement of an injunction,” reads the letter.
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