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 …
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 …
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 …
The latest scare-balloon launched by opponents of LNG in BC: There are going to be hundreds of LNG carriers travelling through BC ocean waters. Capitalizing on concerns about oil tankers, one opposition group sees future LNG carrier traffic along the southern BC coast as potentially numbering “in the realm of 800+ transits a year.” Eight …
The new federal Budget 2025 is being hailed as indicating “a change of tone” on natural-resource issues. All in all, says Heather Exner-Pirot of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, the budget shows signs of a better mix of “carrot and stick” than did the Justin Trudeau government. “The last budget was still in the ‘stick’ era. Finally, …
