Disappointed tourists are being told they can't enter the B-C Legislature this morning. Security has been tightened in advance of today's protest against oil pipelines, and the building is not open to the public. At the moment, reporters and camera-operators outnumber protesters, many of whom plan to be arrested to make their point. And brisk … [Read more...]
Anti-pipeline proponents hold sit-in at Legislature Monday
October 22, 2012 by
They thought Legislature would be sitting, but anti-pipeline protesters are still planning a huge demonstration on Legislature grounds Monday morning. Victoria City Councilor, Dr. Ben Isitt, says it will include a form of civil disobedience: "In some way, the protesters will be breaching what's called the Legislative Grounds Protection Regulation. … [Read more...]
Anti-pipeline protesters charged with trespassing at Parliament Hill
September 26, 2011 by
More than 100 protesters climbed over a fence police erected on Parliament Hill on Monday and then sat peacefully, waiting to be arrested. Greenpeace, the Council of Canadians and Indigenous Environmental Network organized the protest against the development of the tar sands and pipelines that carry Canadian oil to the U.S. It was modelled after … [Read more...]
