Izishoshovu e-Canada Zakha Indawo Yokwakha Ku-Pipeline Executives' Front Lawns

By World BEYOND War, Januwari 24, 2022

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Namuhla ekuseni, abasekeli baseToronto bomzabalazo wokuvikela umhlaba we-Wet'suwet'en ngokumelene nepayipi le-Coastal Gaslink bamise izindawo zokwakha ezindlini zaseToronto zikaSihlalo we-TC Energy Board uSiim Vanaselja kanye ne-Royal Bank of Canada Executive Doug Guzman. Abalandeli baphinde bandiza endaweni ngezithombe zala madoda amabili anezimpawu ezixwayisayo, “Umakhelwane wakho uphusha ipayipi le-Coastal Gaslink e-Wet'suwet'en Territory ekhombe ngesibhamu.”

Rachel Small, Canada Umhleli for World BEYOND War, wathi, “Namuhla abalandeli bathathe isinyathelo sokuletha umlayezo ekhaya ku-Siim Vanaselja no-Doug Guzman, amadoda amabili ahola izinkampani ezihlela, ezixhasa ngezimali, futhi zenza inzuzo ngokuhlasela kwamakoloni okunodlame endaweni engavunyelwe yase-Wet'suwet'en. Izinqumo abazenzayo zihlobene ngqo nodlame lwezempi i-RCMP elwenzile kubantu base-Wet'suwet'en ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ukuze bashoshele epayipini le-Coastal Gaslink bekhombe ngezibhamu.”

NgoNovemba, i-RCMP yatshala izikhungo zamaphoyisa ezinjengamasosha - okuhlanganisa abahlaseli, amaqembu ahlasela abehlome kakhulu, kanye nezinja - ngokumelene nabavikeli bezwe base-Wet'suwet'en abangahlomile ngesikhathi kugasela amakamu okuvikela amiswe ukuze avimbe abakhi bamapayipi ukuba babhoboze ngaphansi. umfula iWedzin Kwa. Phakathi nalokhu kuhlasela, i-RCMP yacekela phansi amakhaya amaningana abavikeli bomhlaba, isebenzisa izimbazo nesaha, futhi yashisa indlu eyodwa.

“Umuzi kadadewethu, u-Jocelyn Alec, washiswa washaywa ngenkunzi ngemuva kokuba eboshwe ngodlame wakhishwa ekhonjwe ngesibhamu,” kusho u-Wet'suwet'en Land Defender Eve Saint. "Uyindodakazi ye-Hereditary Chief Woos, futhi umuzi wakhe wawusendaweni yethu yendabuko, engavunyelwe yase-Wet'suwet'en."

U-Rachelle Friesen ovela emaQenjini Okuthula Komphakathi uzwakalise ukuseseka lesi senzo, “Ngeke sime futhi sivumele abaphathi abafana noSiim noDoug baqhubeke nokushaya indiva umthelela wezinqumo zabo kuyilapho amaphoyisa ehlome ngempi ngokutshala imali. Ngaphesheya kweTurtle Island abantu bayasukuma ukukhombisa ukuthi ngeke sihlehle kuze kube iphrojekthi yepayipi le-Coastal Gaslink kanye ne-RCMP isuka endaweni yase-Wet'suwet'en.”

I-TC Energy yakha i-Coastal GasLink, ipayipi elingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6.6 elingamakhilomitha angu-670 elizothutha igesi ephukile enyakatho-mpumalanga BC liyise esiteshini se-LNG esingu-$40 billion ku-BC's North Coast. Le phrojekthi idlulela endaweni engavunyelwe yeSizwe sase-Wet'suwet'en futhi ihlangabezane nokuphikiswa okuqhubekayo okuvela kubuholi besizwe obungokofuzo obunegunya phezu kwezindawo zendabuko. Abadlali basemuva be-Wet'suwet'en land kanye nabalandeli babo bafunge bagomela ukuthi ngeke bavumele ukwakhiwa kuqhubeke endaweni engakatholakali yase-Wet'suwet'en ngaphandle kwemvume ye-Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs.

I-RBC ingomunye wabasizi abayinhloko bepayipi le-Coastal GasLink, futhi ibambe iqhaza eliphambili ekutholeni uxhaso lwezimali lwephrojekthi olwaluzohlanganisa izindleko ezifika ku-80% zezindleko zokwakha leli payipi.

NgoJanuwari 4, 2020, i-Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs yakhipha umyalelo wokuxoshwa kwa-Coastal GasLink, okwasetshenziswa esinye sezibongo ezinhlanu zesizwe, iGidimt'en, ngoNovemba ngokuvala imigwaqo nokuvimbela abasebenzi bamapayipi ukungena ezindaweni zokusebenza. Ukukhishwa kuyala i-Coastal GasLink ukuthi izisuse endaweni futhi ingabuyi futhi igqamisa ukuthi ukwakhiwa kwe-TC Energy endaweni yase-Wet'suwet'en akunaki igunya negunya le-Hereditary Chiefs kanye nohlelo lwedili lokubusa, olwavunywa yiNkantolo Ephakeme eCanada ngo-1997.

Uthe umkhulumeli kaGidimt'en uSleydo' mayelana nokuhlasela okuqhubekayo kwendawo yase-Wet'suwet'en engakavunyelwa, “Kuyacasula, akukho emthethweni, ngisho nangokwezindlela zabo zomthetho wamakoloni. Sidinga ukuvala iCanada. ”

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