This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Several days after the RCMP enforced strict tactics to curb violence among demonstrators at an anti-fracking protest in New Brunswick, Elsipogtog First Nation Chief mentioned during a press conference that his community has begun the healing process. Elsipogtog First Nation Chief Aaron Sock stated on Monday that members of his community have their goal determined to protest peacefully as indigenous people keep on opposing the shale gas sector and the irreversible environmental damage they argue it will cause there.
During the news conference on Monday, Chief Sock stated that “what the RCMP have put our people through, it’s almost horrendous, if I can say the least.” He added that “but one of the things that our community does well is heal.” Sock said his First Nation community has already begun the process. “We are on the path to forgiveness, although it is a long road.”
The protesters have been continuously blocking a facility owned by SWN Resources Canada, i.e. the company performing seismic testing using fracking. A protest against fracking technique got out of hands on Thursday, when armed police and a canine unit proceeded to enforce a court injunction and dismantle the two-week-old road blockade. Consequently, six police vehicles were set ablaze and Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers. In retaliation, police used tear gas, and ‘bean bag’ rounds while arresting 40 protesters, including Sock, for firearms offences, threats, intimidation, mischief and violating the injunction. However, protesters claim they were unarmed and acting peacefully.
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