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 …
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. …
