The federal government is studying the best options for Indigenous communities to reap economic benefits from the Trans Mountain pipeline but Ottawa is not planning to sell the project while legal and political risks remain. The Supreme Court of Canada…
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B.C. government, environmentalists ‘disappointed’ over Trans Mountain court decision
The B.C. government, First Nations and environmental lawyers are using one word to describe the Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of the latest court challenge against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: “disappointed.” The country’s highest court on Thursday shut down…
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline
January 16 2020 5:59pm On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected British Columbia’s appeal of the Trans Mountain pipeline case, shutting down the province’s move to regulate what can flow through an expanded pipeline from Alberta. ‘ }); } else {…
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline case
January 16 2020 5:41pm The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal by British Columbia of a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that the province couldn’t impose any restrictions on the contents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.…
Supreme Court rejects B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline case
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 16, 2020 4:05 pm Updated January 16, 2020 4:10 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed…
Trudeau’s special Prairies representative takes conciliatory tone with Calgary audience
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2020 5:22 pm Updated January 14, 2020 5:23 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The man appointed by the prime minister to be…
Trans Mountain, LNG pipeline among projects UN racism committee urges to be stopped
A United Nations committee working to end racism is urging Canada to immediately stop the construction of three major resource projects until it obtains approval from affected First Nations. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which monitors a…
Conservative shadow minister for natural resources weighs in on energy industry
The re-elected Trudeau Liberals say they will get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion running and that they’re taking the concerns of western Canadians seriously. Shannon Stubbs is the MP for Lakeland and the Official Opposition shadow minister for natural resources.…
Friday’s letters: Enoch school play uplifts
Tais Waskahat as The Neech (left) and the cast perform during Dr. Sioux’s How the Neech Stole Christmas, an original hip-hoppera, held at the new Maskêkosak Kiskinomâtowikamik K-12 school at Enoch Cree Nation, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Ian Kucerak…
Indigenous opposition to Trans Mountain pipeline shouldn’t outweigh public interest: Provinces
The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline because they say Indigenous opposition shouldn’t outweigh other public interests in the project. Alberta and Saskatchewan are…