Resource Projects

• Federal government to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals

  MacKinnon has put a motion on notice to push the bill through the House by the end of next week at an unusually swift pace, leaving just a day to hear from civil society groups.

  Economy

  Jun 12
  
• Lack of capital for major project investments cited by Indigenous business panel

  Limited and slow access to capital is a major barrier to First Nations' ability to take ownership roles in the resource megaprojects being built across their lands, a panel of Indigenous business leaders said Tuesday.

  Money

  Sep 29, 2020
  
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• ‘Urgent need’ to consider safety of Indigenous women in resource project towns: inquiry

  The inquiry, which released its final report on Monday, says it found "substantial evidence of a serious problem" in a link between resource extraction and violence against Indigenous women, girls, and LGBTQ and two-spirit people.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019
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• First Nations will be further consulted for major resource projects but won’t get a veto

  The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would overhaul the environmental assessment process for major resource projects in the province.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2018