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Photo: Protest organizer, Kim Delagran (left) and Karen Harris (right), a member of the group, were chanting and singing at Saturday’s Climate Action Muskoka protest. The group was taking part in a national protest against the Royal Bank of Canada’s investments in fossil fuels and the ongoing infringement of Indigenous sovereignty. (Photo: by Danielle McPherson).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Danielle McPherson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protesters with Climate Action Muskoka joined movements across the country targeting RBC for its investments in fossil fuels and what they say is the ongoing violation of Indigenous sovereignty.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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On Saturday, April 1, 2023, a rally took place in front of the RBC branch in Huntsville. It was one of approximately 30 across Canada in support of the Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en Hereditary Chiefs in northern BC who are opposing the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project involves a pipeline spanning approximately 670 kilometres. From Dawson Creek, the pipeline’s route crosses through the Canadian Rockies and other mountain ranges to Kitimat, where the gas will be exported to Asian customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RCMP special unit created to protect industrial projects has been criminalizing the Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en people for trying to protect their land and waters, said the protesters. Wednesday the RCMP unit arrested five people in the village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RBC is behind the funding of the CGL pipeline and many other fossil fuel projects around the world. It is the fifth-largest investor in fossil fuels in the world and the largest in Canada.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are tired of RBC ignoring indigenous people\u2019s rights. We are tired of RBC being the largest investor in gas and oil\u2026 we don\u2019t need more oil and gas infrastructure,\u201d said rally organizer Kim Delgran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that RBC branches should be expecting more resistance from Canadians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Harris, one of the protestors who attended Saturday’s rally, encouraged people to look at alternative banks and to see where their money is being invested. \u201cTake your money out of RBC, that\u2019s exactly where they get it to fund gas. They fund both the expansion of existing projects and new ones,\u201d said Harris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While small in numbers, the protesters made their presence well known with cheers and a megaphone. Occasionally, you could also hear beeps of support from those who drove by, and from others, not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n

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