Blog: How UNDRIP shapes federal and BC law
The following was first posted on 28 January 2026, but includes several later updates. 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…
Blog: Our LNG’s ‘remarkable power’ to cut world emissions
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…
Blog: First Nations rights supported by BC courts
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…
The Alliance Year: powerful messages on First Nations and LNG
Karen Ogen, Alliance CEO The Alliance Year: powerful messages on First Nations and LNG The Alliance kept followers up to speed on LNG developments throughout 2025, on its website and social media, including this powerful message from CEO Karen Ogen: “Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG.” As she said: “First Nations are writing the roadmap to…
Blog: First Nations need resource careers
We see it often: natural-resource projects, including LNG, that speak happily of the training and jobs that will go to Indigenous people and communities. And they do. But in practice those jobs are far too often modest ones: janitor, security guard, caretaker, junior technician, technical assistant, basic labourer. They are, we regret, simply “jobs” and…