A First Nation says the federal government and pipeline giant Trans Mountain have failed to live up to a court ruling six years ago calling on them to address a historical wrong. The Coldwater Indian Band near Merritt, B.C. was given $1,292 in compensation for Trans Mountain’s original line, built in the 1950s. This, as the feds cut the pipeline company a $1.8M tax break around the same time. As Kamyar Razavi reports, the case may be old, but the Chief says it shows the feds talk a lot about reconciliation – but still fail to act.
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- The feds cut Trans Mountain a $1.8M tax break in the ’50s for a pipeline. A First Nation got just $2,400. It’s still fighting for redress