The barricades must come down. Those are the words uttered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday afternoon when speaking to the media in Ottawa regarding rail blockades in the country. In his statement, Trudeau said the barricades are paralyzing key infrastructure across the country which hurts all Canadians. He added that the federal government […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland have agreed to a teleconference call with Canada’s premiers regarding the rail blockades. The call is scheduled for this evening. This comes after Premier Scott Moe and other provincial and territorial leaders gathered for a phone meeting on Wednesday. The meeting followed with a request […]
CN Rail is hoping rail movement will remain open after protesters blocking rail access to the port of Prince Rupert took down their blockade on Thursday. Sean Finn, executive vice-president of CN Rail, said they are working to fix the grain backlog that started after the protests began. Finn said he’s hopeful the blockades are […]
