Saskatoon Protest Springs Up, Even After Trudeau Orders Blockades Torn Down

Protesters at a rail blockade in Tyendinaga, near Belleville, Ont., on Feb. 22, 2020, in support of the Wet'suwet'en who oppose work on a pipeline in northern B.C. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

More protests in solidarity with Wet’suwet'en hereditary chiefs sprung up on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pivoted to take a sterner tone with Indigenous leaders he blames for halting train service across much of Canada.

Crowds of protesters rallied at the Ontario legislature in Toronto, carrying signs that called for RCMP to leave Wet’suwet'en land and for the federal government to respect Indigenous sovereignty. Another rail-line protest sprung up in Saskatoon.