A letter to Ottawa from Indigenous groups, including our Alliance, calls on the federal government to include oil and gas in any loan-guarantee program to help Indigenous Peoples buy equity in natural-resource projects. The letter:
Introducing the Impact Assessment Act in 2019, the federal government promised speedier processing of natural-resource projects “through legislated timelines.” It didn’t happen. As the Canada West Foundation reported earlier this year: “The IAA was intended to speed up a cumbersome application process for major infrastructure and resource projects, some of which were in the assessment …
Our newsletter: 12 October 2023 Push for federal loan program grows Calls for federal loan guarantees to help Indigenous Peoples invest in natural-resource projects have taken on a new life. The latest champion is Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel: “If used to displace coal in Asia and eastern Europe, Canadian natural gas would have a tremendous …
Campaigns for federal loan-guarantees to help Indigenous Peoples invest in natural-resource projects have long been led by the Indigenous Resource Network and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC). The push now has taken on a new life as there are fears that Ottawa will exclude oil and natural gas from such a loan program, …
Our newsletter: 28 September 2023 B.C. natural gas: Montney leads the way The Montney natural-gas play in B.C. and Alberta continues to dominate drilling activity, production, and growth in gas reserves. This from the B.C. Energy Regulator, which notes that in the last five years, gas production in B.C. has increased 40.2%. The regulator’s new …
