Sarnia blockade set for midnight end
A rail blockade launched by Aamjiwnaang First Nations members on a CN line in Sarnia, Ont., is expected to end Thursday at midnight.
A rail blockade launched by Aamjiwnaang First Nations members on a CN line in Sarnia, Ont., is expected to end Thursday at midnight.
Blockades are underway on two Mi’kmaq communities in the Gaspe region of Quebec.
First Nations leaders have discussed plans to launch country-wide economic disruptions by the middle of January if Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn’t agree to hunger-striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s demand for a treaty meeting, APTN National News has learned.
It has been a busy week of protests, hunger strikes and controversy in Atlantic Canada, as the “Idle No More” movement continues to grow.
The holiday season did little to slow the growth of the Idle No More movement in the Maritimes with demonstrations, round dances and group fasts taking place across the region.
Thousands gathered in Ottawa Friday under the banner of Idle No More and in the name of hunger-striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence as part of nation-wide rallies that saw highways blocked and a flashmob round dance shut down an intersection in Canada’s biggest city.
Thousands gathered in Ottawa Friday under the banner of Idle No More and in the name of hunger-striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence as part of nation-wide rallies that saw highways blocked and a flashmob round dance shut down an intersection in Canada’s biggest city.
The Idle No More movement made it’s presence known today in Atlantic Canada with protests and events held across the region.
The Idle No More movement continues to spread across Atlantic Canada.