Our tribute to Crystal Smith
Chief Crystal Smith with Karen Ogen (right): Leaders, builders, champions Chief Councillor Crystal Smith of the Haisla Nation was honoured after she attended her last First Nations Natural Gas Alliance board meeting as Alliance chair, on July 11. Tributes included the following from Alliance CEO Karen Ogen: What happens all too often in Indigenous communities…
CLAC union and our Alliance sign MOU and Cooperation Agreement
CLAC and our First Nations Natural Gas Alliance announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Cooperation Agreement. As CLAC says: “This agreement marks an important step forward in fostering strong, respectful, and forward-looking relationships between labour and Indigenous communities. “Together, CLAC and FNNGA are committed to promoting economic opportunities, community empowerment, and…
Blog: Fast track or fast Indigenous challenges for resource projects?
Prime Minister Mark Carney will start meeting Indigenous representatives on July 17 as he and his cabinet work to decide which major national resource projects get fast-tracked. “I will be meeting with First Nations rights holders on July 17, here in Ottawa, Inuit leadership in late July, and Métis leadership soon thereafter,” Carney announced. “I’ll…
Newsletter: First LNG shipment, LNG and clean energy, and more . . .
Our newsletter: 03 July 2025 Gaslog Glasgow, accompanied by Haisea Marine tugs First export cargo sails from LNG Canada The LNG carrier GasLog Glasgow is headed for Inchon, South Korea, carrying the first export of liquefied natural gas from LNG Canada. Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) has an LNG import terminal at Inchon. KOGAS is…
Blog: Anti-greenwashing law a red-tape nightmare
Last September, when we first looked at Ottawa’s anti-greenwashing law, we noted: “It’s clear the law (Bill C-59, amendments to the Competition Act) would apply to companies claiming, for example, that their production processes or new technologies will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “However, the Competition Bureau conveniently will not have to prove that the claims…