RCMP officers came nose-to-nose with shale gas protesters on Route 134 in Rexton. That report, she said, found that in general terms and with certain exceptions, RCMP members did not demonstrate bias in general, or engage in differential treatment of Indigenous protesters when making arrests. She said she had unplugged a geophone that was sending data to a vehicle gathering shale gas information on behalf of SWN Resources. (Submitted/Jim Emberger)He said he witnessed Indigenous protesters being rounded up and arrested while non-Indigenous protesters were told to leave the area or were left alone. In other findings, the commission said:Routine searches of vehicles and individuals entering protester camps were not authorized by law.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2020 09:00 UTC