David Keane, a globally experienced LNG executive and advisor, told directors of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance that projects built in genuine partnership with Indigenous communities hold a clear competitive advantage in today’s global LNG market: Speaking during an online presentation to the Alliance’s board, Keane emphasized that Canada remains uniquely positioned to develop a world-class LNG …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Donald Trump’s dictatorial tariffs, and his chaotic off-again-on-again-up-again-down-again execution of them, is naturally causing economic and political woes for Canadian people, markets, and governments. But nowhere are the threats greater than for Indigenous Peoples and their communities, as so many Indigenous people are hit far more strongly than other Canadians by rising prices and economic …
