Federal officials have long expected a nationwide fallout of protests from an eventual RCMP action against the Wet'suwet'en nation over the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, internal documents show. The risk assessment was obtained by Shiri Pasternak, research director for the Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson University, through the Access to Information Act. The risk assessment said a raid on the Unist'ot'en camp would likely trigger "a broader series of protests or blockades nationwide." An RCMP officer cuts wire at a Wet'suwet'en camp while enforcing the injunction on Monday. The risk assessment noted at the time that up to 13 pipelines could potentially cut through Wet'suwet'en territory.

Source: CBC News January 12, 2019 09:00 UTC