The Cold Lake First Nations has filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court challenging Ottawa’s decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project in the national interest.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced last week the pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would be fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act.
The goal is to complete the required reviews and consultations over the next year so construction can begin next September.
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Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko previously told The Canadian Press his community was left out of consultations for the pipeline designation, despite his community being situated in the oilsands region.
The Assembly of First Nations has also identified “many red flags” in the pipeline’s national interest designation and says the federal government appears to be predetermining outcomes and approving projects in advance of meaningful consultations.
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his major projects agenda would not interfere with Canada’s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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The question now is will Carney stand up to the freeloaders, or will he cave as he seems to always do?
Just ignore the chugs. What can they do??
And there it is – the excuse Carnage will use to kill the line!
How the phuck did they even get there?. walk, ride horses?. No, they used the new ways. As they always do when its convenient for them. This victimhood culture has to stop.
And here we go folks. The natives are in first place with their hands out but Carney is close behind with excuses. Following him is the leftists who cannot stop anyone else from passing and bringing up the rear again is the taxpayer. This race always ends the same.
F OFF INJUNS!!!! Go back in the Forest & stay there!!
OD already you waste of skin fcks!
Jen o side
Time for war
What do these chiefs even know about ‘national interest’? They can hardly manage their tiny ‘nations’ properly.
This will be the first of many announcements like this. Project will be tied in the courts for many years and after a few more consultations and a few Billion of taxpayers money given away the pipeline will be built at a cost of three times as much with no profits coming back to the taxpayers. May be built by 2030 at best if at all!
Phuck First Nations.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Alberta out!!!
All part of Carneys plan to kill all new pipelines. He will pretend to support while also allowing special interest groups like FN to get in the way. All deliberate.