‘The barricades must come down now’: Prime Minister Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has updated the country on the rail blockades by pipeline protestors, saying very bluntly “the barricades must now come down.”

Trudeau told a news conference the current situation has gone on for two weeks and is unacceptable.

He said every attempt at dialogue has been made with the protestors, but the discussions have not been productive.

“We have gone through exhausting every possibility for dialogue, for engagement, for finding a peaceful solution to de-escalate this every step of the way. And we remain open to that, but we are waiting for Indigenous leadership to show that they also understand. The onus is on them. We will be there to discuss, but the barricades must come down,” Trudeau said.