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Canada: Police prepare to end Mohawk demonstration along railway
« on: February 12, 2020, 04:51:20 am »
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Police prepare to end Mohawk demonstration along railway
OPP liaison officers bring maple syrup as gifts to meeting with demonstrators
Jorge Barrera · CBC News · Posted: Feb 11, 2020

Demonstrators from the Tyendinaga Mohawk speak with Ontario Provincial Police officers on the train tracks that have been shut down since Thursday. ( Rozenn Nicolle/Radio-Canada)

Police are preparing to end a demonstration in Ontario by members of the Mohawks of Tyendinaga that has shut down traffic through one of Canada's busiest rail corridors.

Calling the situation "dire," Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers on Tuesday warned demonstrators set up along CN Rail tracks near Belleville, Ont., to clear the area or face a raid and arrests.

The demonstrators who met the officers said they would relay the message to the others.

Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tyendinaga-mohawk-railway-opp-meeting-1.5460005