UNDRIP is now part of Canadian law as an interpretive tool From the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP In 2025, both the B.C. Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Canada issued significant decisions that speak to the role of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in interpreting and …
Increased Canadian LNG exports have the potential to reduce global emissions by displacing higher-intensity sources of supply, says a report from the Public Policy Forum, an independent, non-partisan and non-profit think tank. The Energy Future Forum report, in partnership with the Canadian Chamber Future of Business Centre, opens with this: “Drawing on analysis by Navius …
Our newsletter: 15 January 2026 From pipeline backlash to benefits As elected chief councillor for the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in BC, Karen Ogen faced “huge backlash” for the decision to support the Coastal GasLink natural-gas pipeline and LNG. But there were benefits, and “our community is thriving now.” Karen now is CEO of our First …
From Karen Ogen’s opening remarks at a meeting of Alliance advisors on 13 January: Since the Alliance was formed over a decade ago, we have been we have seen the ups and downs of an LNG industry that has started from scratch in BC. The BC government recognized early that First Nations would play an …
But appeals or amendments could long delay implementation First Nations in BC have won two key rulings from courts, but the BC government has spoken of appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada on both, meaning it could be years before the laws and their impact can be finally settled. The most recent ruling came …
