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Wednesday 19 February 2020
Trudeau urges patience, warns against force in rail protests

By ROB GILLIES ergy industry."
Associated Press He called the blockages il-
TORONTO (AP) — Cana- legal and said it's time the
dian Prime Minister Justin government stepped in.
Trudeau urged patience Trudeau later met with op-
and warned against us- position leaders in Parlia-
ing force Tuesday as his ment to update them but
government works to end excluded the Conservative
nationwide rail blockades Party leader, who Trudeau
and protests over a British said disqualified himself
Columbia pipeline project. with his "unacceptable"
Demonstrators have set up speech. Opposition New
blockades in British Colum- Democrat leader Jag-
bia and Ontario in solidar- meet Singh called Scheer's
ity with opponents of the speech racist.
Coastal GasLink pipeline Assembly of First Nations
project that crosses the Chief Perry Bellegarde ear-
traditional territory of the lier said government and
Wet'suwet'en First Nation in industry have to give the
northwestern British Colum- time and space to work
bia. with the Wet'suwet'en peo-
Hereditary chiefs in the ple. "We say we want to
Wet'suwet'en First Nation deescalate and we want
oppose the natural gas dialogue," he said.
pipeline through their tra- Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parlia- Via Rail said partial passen-
ditional territory, though it's ment Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020,, regarding infrastructure disruptions caused by block- ger rail service will resume
received approval from ades across the country. Thursday to and from Otta-
elected band councils. Associated Press wa and Quebec City, with
Since the Royal Canadian a stop in Montreal. Almost
Mounted Police moved in Trudeau said patience Trudeau asked indigenous "a complete abdication of all other Via trains remain
to enforce an injunction might be in short supply leaders to work with the responsibility and a failure cancelled.
and keep the hereditary but said that makes it more government. He said he of leadership." Scheer said Police also responded to
chiefs and their support- valuable than ever. He said hoped the Wet'suwet'en many of "radical activists" the Victoria-area home of
ers away from the pipeline he's against politicians or- hereditary chiefs will agree have little to no connection British Columbia Premier
work sites, protests by in- dering police to arrest peo- to meet with Minister of with First Nations communi- John Horgan on Tuesday
digenous people and sup- ple. Crown-Indigenous Rela- ties. He previously said the when anti-pipeline protest-
porters have shut down the "There are those who would tions Carolyn Bennett. Ben- activists should "check their ers blocked his driveway.
CN Rail network in eastern have us act in haste, who nett said she's met with two privilege." Members of the group
Canada and suspended want to boil this down to of them but wants to meet "For them this is just a warm- Extinction Rebellion Van-
most Via Rail passenger slogans, and ignore the with all of them as soon as up act. A warm-up act for couver Island said they
service. CN Rail transports complexities. Who think possible. what they consider the would attempt a "citizen's
goods worth 250 million Ca- that using force is helpful. It Opposition Conservative next fight," he said. "In their arrest'' to show support for
nadian dollars ($188 million) is not," Trudeau said in Par- Leader Andrew Scheer end their objective is the Wet'suwet'en hereditary
annually across Canada. liament. called Trudeau's statement entire shutdown of our en- chiefs.q
Carnival revelers poke fun at world leaders in Germany

parade at the traditional man Emperor Nero. dubbed the "fifth season of
Mainz carnival celebrations The Mainzer Carnival Asso- the year" before the start of
in western Germany. They ciation presented the color- Christian season of Lent, the
included a victorious British ful figures for a first glimpse common people are tradi-
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday before they will tionally allowed to make
with a grim looking Queen entertain the crowds on fun of those in power.
Elizabeth II standing behind top of floats next week in The famous Carnival street
him; a bare-chested Rus- the traditional Shrove Mon- parades, which travel for ki-
sian President Vladimir Putin day street parade. lometers (miles) through the
holding a remote control to Mainz, Cologne and Dues- cities, will include not only
steer Turkish President Re- seldorf, Germany's three the floats, but also dozens
cep Tayyip Erdogan atop a big cities along the Rhine of brass bands, dancing
tank; and a triumphant U.S. River, are all famous for groups and "Carnivalists"
President Donald Trump their politically provoca- who throw tons of candy to
playing the harp like Ro- tive floats. During Carnival, revelers in the streets.q

A satiric carnival float depicting US President Donald Trump as
horror clown Pennywise is pictured during a preview in a hall in
Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
Associated Press

MAINZ, Germany (AP) — creations are irresistible to
The heads and bodies are look at. All of these over-
gigantic, the subjects are sized figures are coming
world leaders, and the together for a provocative