Former prime minister Chrétien says Trudeau has ‘absolutely no authority’ to quash blockades through police force

'For those who are both demanding Trudeau call in or call off the police with regards to blockades it isn't in the job description,' tweets former NDP MP Nathan Cullen, who is serving as B.C.'s liaison with the Wet'suwet'en people.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says Canada remains 'more united than ever,' despite the recent wave of protests across the country in support of some of the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

March 3, 2020

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the prime minister can’t order the police to intervene to bring an end to blockades. “When there is a blockade, the prime minister has absolutely no authority,” he told reporters in Ottawa on March 3 following an event hosted by the Canada School of t...

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