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Almost two-week long blockade of the railway line in Sarnia, Ont., by the protesters, in favor of the First Nation and aligned with the ‘Idle No More’ movement, is ending on Wednesday night few hours after an Ontario judge decided that it shall be ended.
A court action was pursued by the lawyers of CN Rail against a member of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Ron Plain, stating that he is in contempt of court injunction to end the protests on the railway tracks. Said court injunctions were issued on Dec. 21 and 27, which authorized local police to dismantle the blockade and desert all protestors. In response to the silence from local police, CN lawyers filed another motion against Sarnia Police Chief, Phil Nelson, who appeared in court on Wednesday to explain why the police force failed to dismantle the protest.
The blockade was set up by the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, more than a month ago, in protest of the federal government’s omnibus Bill C-45, which allegedly abolishes treaty and aboriginal rights present in the Constitution. A spokesperson of CN, Jim Feeny, announced on Wednesday evening that blockade is going to end, after which railway crews will begin to inspect the track and signals. Exiting from court after his appearance, Plain stated that there was no plan of disbanding the blockade, but later on Wednesday evening it was disclosed that the group will be leaving after a ceremony. Sarnia blockade was one of the many protests taking place across and beyond Canada as a part of an aboriginal movement known as Idle No More.
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