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Court hearing on injunction to end Winnipeg landfill blockade adjourned to Friday – APTN News

by ahnationtalk on July 14, 2023123 Views

Jul 13, 2023

Lawyer argues his clients have a right to protest against systemic and ongoing violence toward Indigenous women.

A court hearing on an injunction to end a blockade at a Winnipeg landfill has been adjourned until Friday after the lawyer representing some of the demonstrators argued his clients have a right to protest against systemic and ongoing violence toward Indigenous women.

“This is not a protest for nothing,” Sacha Paul said.

“This is a protest because of the fact that there is ongoing violence to Indigenous women and Indigenous girls in Canada, particularly in Manitoba.”

Dozens of protesters have blocked the main road to the Brady Road landfill demanding a search of a different landfill north of the city, called Prairie Green, where it’s believed the remains of two slain Indigenous women were dumped last year.

Read More: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/court-hearing-on-injunction-to-end-winnipeg-landfill-blockade-adjourned-to-friday/

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