Canada’s Senate (according to its own description) is to deliver this: “The Senate’s fundamental role is to be a complementary legislative body to the elected House of Commons in providing sober second thought.” And it adds this: “The Senate has become an important institution for the representation of minority interests and groups who may be underrepresented …
Governments are finally recognizing that First Nations who want to invest in their own opportunities should be supported with financing tools. In British Columbia, $1 billion has been earmarked for the First Nations Equity Financing Framework; the federal government has brought forward a $5-billion national equity- financing framework. In Alberta, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation …
By KAREN OGEN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailed the go-ahead decision by the Cedar LNG project, majority-owned by the Haisla First Nation in B.C. He said it will be “the world’s lowest carbon footprint LNG facility.” We couldn’t agree more. It was fantastic news that all Canadians should shout from the rooftops. But can we …
Our newsletter of 04 July 2024 First Nations LNG projects on the move The biggest news: the announcement on June 25 that the Cedar LNG project, majority-owned by the Haisla Nation, will go ahead, with a target time of late 2028 for starting operations and exports. Crystal Smith, elected chief councillor of the Haisla: “With Cedar …
Alliance director Clifford White is interviewed by Alberta’s Canadian Energy Centre: ‘Indigenous people are the caretakers of this planet and we can be a part of making effective change.’ There is a winter spiritual tradition among the members of the Gitxaala Nation of taking a plunge into dark, swirling waters of the Pacific Ocean off …
