An open letter to the B.C. Human Rights Commission regarding its statement re: the Coastal GasLink natural-gas pipeline. The First Nations LNG Alliance responds to Commissioner Kasari Govender’s call on the federal government to halt the Coastal GasLink pipeline until there is Indigenous consent: The Alliance calls on Ms. Govender to live the words she …
Our Alliance chair, Chief Crystal Smith, in a Canadian Press story that ran in (among others) the Tri-City News, Port Coquitlam BC, on 15 January 2020: Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations: chief “Our governance system has been managing poverty. It’s a similar situation in every First Nation in …
The following is a guest column from our alliance chair, Chief Crystal Smith, that ran in the Smithers Interior News on 15 January 2020: Pipeline issue up to Wet’suwet’en people Chair of the First Nations LNG Alliance hopes for a resolution to Coastal GasLink conflict soon The Coastal GasLink pipeline project offers lasting benefits for …
Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, was quoted on this story from Business in Vancouver: TC Energy Corp. (TSX, NYSE:TRP), the company building the Coastal GasLink pipeline, recently affirmed its commitment to offer First Nations along the pipeline route an equity position of up to 10% in the pipeline, which is part of the $40 billion …
A guest column from our Alliance chair, Chief Crystal Smith, that appeared in Business in Vancouver: To say the least, Canada’s First Nations have been playing in an unequal playing field for a long time. But I can confidently say the tides are turning – and, I believe, will continue to turn throughout the next …
