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Northern B.C. MLA slams Leonardo DiCaprio for 含羞草研究社榤isinformed含羞草研究社 support of pipeline opposition

含羞草研究社楲eonardo DiCaprio, you have no idea what you含羞草研究社檙e talking about含羞草研究社: Ellis Ross on actor含羞草研究社檚 pipeline tweet
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In a series of tweets, Skeena BC Liberal MLA Ellis Ross called out Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio for his allegedly 含羞草研究社渕isinformed含羞草研究社 comment in support of the Wet含羞草研究社檚utwet含羞草研究社檈n Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline opposition.

含羞草研究社淵ou have no idea what you含羞草研究社檙e talking about,含羞草研究社 Ross told DiCaprio on Twitter. 含羞草研究社淕ive me a call. I含羞草研究社檒l tell you the other side of the story as an Aboriginal leader who was on the front of this project from day one.含羞草研究社

Ross含羞草研究社檚 comments were a response to the American actor含羞草研究社檚 own tweet in which he highlighted the pipeline opposition in northwest B.C. to his 19.4 million followers on Twitter and shared a video of the RCMP raid posted by the Gidimt含羞草研究社檈n Checkpoint group.

含羞草研究社淎fter setting up a blockade to protect their land, community, and sacred headwaters Wedzin Kwa from Coastal GasLink含羞草研究社檚 planned fracked gas pipeline, the Wet含羞草研究社檚uwet含羞草研究社檈n Nation has faced militarized raids from the RCMP. We must protect the rights of land defenders,含羞草研究社 read DiCaprio含羞草研究社檚 Nov. 22 tweet.

This is not the first time DiCaprio has been vocal about environmental issues in B.C. Back in June, he joined a list of celebrities and tweeted in support of protecting old-growth forests in the province in wake of the Fairy Creek blockades on Vancouver Island.

The CGL pipeline opposition gained worldwide attention after videos of RCMP arresting people who had set up blockades near Houston mid-November went viral on the internet.

Pipeline opponents have repeatedly stressed on the environmental concerns of the pipeline being built under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River), without consent from hereditary chiefs. The 670-kilometre-long CGL pipeline in northwestern B.C. by TC Energy is being built to deliver natural gas from the Dawson Creek area to the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat.

Ross, who was the former chief councillor for the Haisla Nation on whose territory the LNG Canada terminal is being built, has been vocal about his support for resource development economies for First Nations.

The BC Liberal Leadership candidate used this opportunity to speak out in support of the $40 billion LNG Canada project.

Since his initial Twitter response, Ross penned an open letter to Leonardo DiCaprio published in the National Post where he further elucidated on the many reasons why the actor is 含羞草研究社渨rong.含羞草研究社

含羞草研究社淏y encouraging illegal activity in the name of 含羞草研究社渃onservation含羞草研究社 you [DiCaprio] are, in reality, harming the hard-working people 含羞草研究社 Indigenous and non-Indigenous 含羞草研究社 who are leading the way on providing environmentally sustainable solutions for my province,含羞草研究社 read a statement from the letter.



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