What’s happening? What should we do? What happens next?
WORK HAS STARTED ON THE PIPELINE ROUTE
It’s not clear exactly how much work has been done on the Pacific Trail and Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline route. Most likely they are clearing trees and brush. Worst case: They are digging trenches and laying pipe already. The info from Unis’tot’en Camp says the work is starting from the east and west and it will meet the indigenous blockade in the middle.<a
href=”http://unistotencamp.com/?p=761″ target=”_blank”> http://unistotencamp.com/?p=761Background: Pacific Trail is the gas pipeline from the fracking fields in NE BC to Kitimat. It was approved in 2012. Pacific Trail shares a right-of-way with the Enbridge Northern Gateway tarsands pipeline to Kitimat, set to be approved by the Harper Government any moment.
We know this game is rigged. It’s time to play a new game.
GET READY – the Harper Government is about to announce final approval for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. it will be up to us to respond in a way they can’t ignore. Everyone who loves this land, its coasts and rivers – get ready to stand up and raise hell.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
- Organize near home.
- Decide what groups you want to support. Buddy up – look at your networks and choose people to conspire with.
- Brainstorm strategies that will make a big splash and slow down business as usual.
- Pledge to stand up with indigenous people to block the pipelines.
- Stockpile non-perishable food and camping gear to supply front-line responders.
- Host bake sales, pancake breakfasts, yard sales and benefit shows to raise funds.
- Pass the hat to your friends and neighbours.
- Support the Caravan http://wildcoast.ca/caravan and the EcoWarriors Legal Trust: http://gofundme.com/ecowarriors
- Make No Pipelines signs and banners.
- Be ready to take to the streets.
Join the Action Trainings March 29-31 in Victoria and April 5-6 in Vancouver (details to be announced.)
CELEBRATE our RESISTANCE and our LOVE for MOTHER EARTH!
Civil liberties watchdog concerned the RCMP has informants in B.C. anti-pipeline groups
A number of environmental and First Nations groups have said they want to know whether or not the RCMP has placed informants or undercover agents inside Idle No More and other anti-pipeline movements.
“We think that people ought to be able to gather together, to protest, to be engaged in community groups, and to be engaged in political groups, without having to worry that the person next to them might be providing information to the RCMP,” said Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
On February 6, the BCCLA filed complaints against the RCMP and Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) for allegedly illegal spying on environmental organizations.
The Straight previously reported that the complaints rest on information contained in a package of emails sent between RCMP officers, CSIS agents, and government entities such as the National Energy Board between December 2012 and April 2013.
Now, Paterson is calling attention to the significant portions of those documents that authorities redacted before releasing them to the Vancouver Observer in November.
In a telephone interview, Paterson told the Straight that the information he’s most interested in was blacked out under section 16 of the Access to Information Act, which pertains to the identity of confidential sources of informations.
He explained that the context of some sections withheld indicates that the RCMP likely has informants or intelligence officers placed within anti-pipeline groups such as Idle No More.
“What it strongly suggests to us is the RCMP had people who were funneling them information from within community groups or movements,” he said. “That is a huge concern to us.”
A February 6 media release states that the BCCLA is asking that RCMP be investigated for “improper and unlawful actions”.
“BCCLA is troubled that the RCMP would infiltrate and/or covertly gather intelligence regarding groups whose members are peacefully exercising their Charter-protected assembly and expression rights,” states the release.
“IF the RCMP is involved in infiltrating these groups or is otherwise relying on confidential informants or covert intelligence gathering, then an inquiry must also be conducted into whether such activities amount to an unreasonable search in violation of section 8 of the Charter.”
The RCMP declined a request for an interview. Spokesperson David Falls previously sent the Straight an email stating that the Mounties “will not comment on this matter”.
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by Travis Lupick / Straight.com