The Prime Minister didn’t receive much support from the other party leaders in the House of Commons Tuesday morning  as the protests against the Coastal GasLink project were discussed.

Justin Trudeau considers the issue with the rail line blockades affecting much of Canada an important time in our history. He says the issues at hand are about things that matter: rights and livelihood, the rule of law and our democracy.

He also says he understands people on all sides are upset and frustrated.

“I know you are going through difficult times. Our government is working hard to find a solution.”

The priority is to resolve the situation peacefully but also to protect rule of law in our country. He tells the Wet’suwet’en people, the government is not asking for them to stop standing up for their rights, but to be willing to work with them to find a solution.

Conservative Leader, Andrew Scheer says the actions of what he calls a radical group of activists are illegal, and chastised the federal government for not coming up with an action plan.

He believes the activists are a small group, many of whom have little or no connection to First Nations communities. Scheer explains that every single elected Band Council along the pipeline route supports the project.

The majority of hereditary Chiefs and the vast majority of First Nations people in these communities also support the project because it will create jobs.

Scheer suggests this protest is just a warmup for other projects like the Trans Mountain project and Teck Frontier in northeast Alberta.