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 …
There’s been good news for two key Indigenous LNG developments, the Haisla Nation’s Cedar LNG and the Nisga’a Nation’s Ksi Lisims LNG, and thus for the benefits to come to their Indigenous stakeholders. But news media have yet to pick up on this aspect: Benefits from those projects for the Haisla and the Nisga’a will …
Two new BC government bills — the Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act, Bill 14, and the Infrastructure Projects Act, Bill 15, ran into opposition from some First Nations groups. Some Indigenous organizations decried lack of advance consultation on the proposed laws. But a point that critics miss is that Bill 14 means some benefit …
The Public Policy Forum presented Crystal Smith (elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation and chair of our Alliance) with its Testimonial Dinner 2025 Award in recognition of her leadership in the energy sector. Here are points from her acceptance speech on April 24, including her call for Indigenous ownership and partnership in resource projects. …
By Karen Ogen, CEO, First Nations Natural Gas Alliance The Nisga’a Final Agreement, negotiated between the Nisga’a Nation, British Columbia and Canada, was the first modern treaty in B.C. Now, 25 years on, the treaty stands not only as a landmark of Indigenous self-determination but as a model for how reconciliation can be meaningfully pursued. …
