Tens of thousands of officers from the OPP, RCMP, Sûreté du Québec, CN and CP Police forces are forming a massive human chain around the country’s entire rail system.
The extraordinary move comes as more blockades continue to pop up in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief who oppose a pipeline in their territory.
“Holy crap, they look like army ants or something,” said Emma Nelson, a Cree woman from Manitoba who witnessed the officers begin linking arms outside Winnipeg.
“Quick, link together,” an official from CN was heard shouting. “This shipment of frozen chicken fingers must go through, the nation’s corporations are counting on you!”
The police forces said they would remain linked for as long as it takes to protect the country’s nearly 50-thousand kilometers of rail lines from Indigenous peoples.
