国际英语资讯:Canadian minister meets Indigenous representatives on rail blockade
<p><span word="TORONTO">TORONTO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Indigenous">Indigenous</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mohawk">Mohawk</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blockade">blockade</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blockade">blockade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wyman">Wyman</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="CN">CN</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mohawk">Mohawk</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="camped">camped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wet">Wet</span>'<span word="suwet">suwet</span>'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liquefied">liquefied</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="land">land</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wet">Wet</span>'<span word="suwet">suwet</span>'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coastal">Coastal</span> <span word="GasLink">GasLink</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multibillion">multibillion</span> <span word="liquefied">liquefied</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blockades">blockades</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="dismantle">dismantle</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>"<span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>. "<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="today">today</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutdowns">shutdowns</span>.</p>
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