On 7 January 2019, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested at least 14 Wet’suwet’en land defenders when the RCMP was enforcing an interim injunction order to allow Coastal Gaslink pipeline workers into the nation's traditional territory. In addition, Indigenous leaders are reportedly being denied access to their own territory. The land defenders set up 2 checkpoints in their territory to physically block the entry of TransCanada workers. TransCanada is planning to build a $4.7 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline. After 3 days of dialogue with the RCMP, the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs allowed "soft access" through the territory but they remain opposed to the project.