Call it doublespeak, fuzzwords, mediaspeak, or just plain confusing. But what does Ottawa mean by its constant befuddlement on LNG exports? It begins, of course, with Prime Minister Trudeau responding in late August to pressing German appeals for LNG from Canada by saying there has “never been a strong business case” for exports to Europe …
Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, and Indigenous entrepreneur Chris Sankey are members of the national organizing committee for International Gas Research Conference to be held in Banff AB in May 2024. Karen: “Both Chris Sankey and I were chosen to represent the Indigenous people of Canada and assist with an engagement plan for all of …
The federal government is under increasing pressure from First Nations to open avenues to enable Indigenous equity investment in resource projects. A national campaign is under way, sparked by the Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) and Executive Director Robert Merasty, who says: “Probably 99 per cent of the time, bands don’t have the necessary capital to …
Our webinar on potential LNG exports to Europe featured Indigenous entrepreneur Chris Sankey, Alliance CEO Karen Ogen-Toews, Dale Swampy of the National Coalition of Chiefs, and Stephen Buffalo of the Indian Resource Council. Chris Sankey: “Indigenous communities have been engaged in LNG for the last, I would say, 8 to 10 years. We have a …
The following is a response from the First Nation LNG Alliance to the federal discussion paper “Options to Cap and Cut Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Achieve 2030 Goals and Net-Zero by 2050.” Ottawa invited “input on the design and implementation of an approach to cap and cut emissions from the sector.” …
