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Prolonged Indigenous protests blocking key Canadian rail lines could threaten Alberta’s economic recovery this year, Premier Jason Kenney said.

The province’s economy is fragile, and a rebound in 2020 “could be jeopardized if this kind of foolishness carries on for much longer,” Kenney said in Edmonton on Friday.

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“That’s why we hope that common sense and the rule of law will prevail really soon,” he said.

However, Kenney stopped short of telling Trudeau to call in police to remove the protesters.

Canada is a commodities-producing country, he said, and products are moved by rail on lines currently blockaded by protesters standing in solidarity with Northern British Columbia people opposed to construction of the Coastal Gas Link pipeline.

CN Rail shut down its eastern Canadian network Thursday and Via Rail cancelled mostpassenger trains after protesters blockaded tracks crossing through Mohawk territory in Ontario.