The following is a timeline of the 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests which originated with the opposition by the hereditary chiefs of the Wetʼsuwetʼen people in British Columbia (BC), Canada to the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project.
January
Local elected councils vote in favour of building the pipeline.
January 5, 2020 - Anarchist website North Shore Counter Info releases a callout against rail infrastructure: "To Settlers, by Settlers" which includes instructions and tips for sabotage in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en.
January 7 - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on Canada to immediately stop the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) and Trans Mountain pipelines and the Site C dam.
January 7 - Individuals sabotage three junctions in Hamilton, Ontario shutting down all rail traffic in and out of the city.
January 8 - Protestors in Hamilton, Ontario block a main road and rail crossing in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en.
January 11 - BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender calls for a halt to the CGL pipeline until the affected Indigenous groups consent...
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