In St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, a significant protest by fish harvesters has escalated, leading to confrontations with police and disrupting the provincial budget proceedings on budget day. The protestors are demanding the right to sell their fish outside the province, a movement that has been ongoing since early March, initially sparked by disputes over crab harvests and now encompassing other fisheries. The situation intensified on budget day, with protestors blocking access to the Confederation Building, the government's home, and police deploying horses to disperse the crowd. This action resulted in at least one protester sustaining a broken hip. Premier Furey has warned of potential mass arrests as the fish harvesters vow to continue their protest, calling for out-of-province sales for all species. The government, despite the protests, appears poised to push ahead with its budget, as the NDP caucus and members of the media opt to stay out.
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🇨🇦 Newfoundland police use horses to ram through a crowd of fish harvest protestors, causing one man to suffer from a broken hip https://t.co/R49GERVsfw
Fisheries protesters block Newfoundland budget proceedings https://t.co/3QAamydkMB
YIKES! Media, NDP caucus opt to skip Newfoundland & Labrador budget day as protests by seafood harvesters continue into 2nd day Hundreds of protestors and police in riot gear stationed outside province's legislature https://t.co/Wz6QyI4d1V
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador appears poised to push ahead with its provincial budget in the face of a second day of protests from fish harvesters. The provincial NDP and members of the media have opted to stay out. https://t.co/C13uf3VOtT .
Newfoundland and Labrador plans to go ahead with budget as fishers gather for second day of protest https://t.co/7yQMSsUB7w
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Fish wars in Newfoundland and Labrador may further delay the provincial budget release Protests have been ongoing since early March, which began over crab harvests and have now spilled into other fisheries. https://t.co/LqxtM6zXJk
BREAKING: Police send in horses to break up a protest by fisherman at the Confederation building in St. John's Newfoundland. According to reports a protester suffered a broken hip during the police action. https://t.co/wdVBxysl8H
NL Premier Furey warns of mass arrests as fish harvesters vow to continue protest. Protests continue to call for out-of-province sales for all species. https://t.co/BmvhODLEVE #nlpoli Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/ohbzT7irxF
The protesters are demanding the right to sell their fish outside of Newfoundland. Do you agree with them? https://t.co/ZWobZKpBIk
Newfoundland budget halted, protest blocks legislature https://t.co/BgfnbGnbK8
Pushing and shoving broke out Wednesday morning at a protest outside Confederation Building in St. John's, where fish harvesters are blocking access to the home of Newfoundland and Labrador's government on budget day. https://t.co/8RI4stPIiK .