Newsletter: Questions about Ottawa’s Indigenous loan program. And more . . .

Our newsletter: 28 March 2024

We have questions on the federal loan program

With the federal government planning to include an Indigenous loan-guarantee program in its 2024-5 budget on April 16, we have raised some issues and questions.

• Will the program allow for investment in oil and gas ventures?
• Will it allow for Indigenous investment beyond “natural resources”?
• What role will the feds allow Indigenous Peoples to play in the governance of the program?
• Will the program cover capacity support for Indigenous groups?

Read more: https://ow.ly/HvH150QZ9Ve

And our thanks to Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future Canada, for consultation on this.

Woodfibre LNG’s assurance on housing

Christine Kennedy, president of Woodfibre LNG, sets the record straight: With non-local workers housed in a cruise-ship “floatel,’ the project will not impact housing in Squamish. ‘You have my word on it.’

• Watch the video: https://ow.ly/jZZX50QZyqe
• And learn more: https://ow.ly/xRjS50QZg9W

Nation2Nation: Get your tickets now

From Nation2Nation: Join us on a journey to empowerment and self-confidence. Register here for our Women’s Gathering in Prince Rupert April 25-26: https://ow.ly/x08v50QQCyU

The Alliance is a partner in this event.

Indigenous clean-energy news

• Ottawa and Newfoundland and Labrador work on low-carbon plan, alongside Indigenous groups and industry: https://ow.ly/uIhB50QY7yj
• Feds announce new funding for Indigenous-owned and -led renewable energy, energy efficiency, or low-carbon heating projects: https://ow.ly/mq2S50QZRZO

And from Down Under:

• What Australia can learn from Canada’s First Nations renewable-energy plans: https://ow.ly/zhFj50QZSsU

ALSO IN THE NEWS

• Canada brushes off yet another country begging it for LNG: https://ow.ly/RWo950R2kKe
• Canada will look at supporting more LNG terminals if they are economically feasible.— Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: https://ow.ly/EcKT50R0xQ5
• Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG. And our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen, says: ‘The opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities alike will be significant.’ https://ow.ly/qwz450QY9YY
• The oil-gas sector injects $52 billion into Canada’s GDP, representing a 2.5% share of the nation’s economic output: https://ow.ly/CeyO50R2L1G
• Natural resources give B.C. $31.6 billion of GDP — and that will go up when LNG Canada goes online: https://ow.ly/cs7a50QZFHU
• C.’s emerging LNG industry will double provincial natural-gas revenues: https://bit.ly/490IL85
• Australia’s Woodside to buy five times more LNG from US and Mexico, and eyes BC as well: https://ow.ly/7h6150R1L7t

DATES

• The First Nations Major Projects Coalition’s 7th annual conference, Toronto, April 22-23: https://ow.ly/wvRi50R3E1y
• Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference, Nanaimo: April 24 – 26: https://ow.ly/zrnb50QsQrL Speakers include John Alan Jack (Sayaač̓atḥ), elected chief councillor of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and treasurer of our Alliance.
• Nation2Nation Women’s Gathering, Prince Rupert, April 25-26: https://ow.ly/P47f50Qu4MZ (The Alliance is a partner in this event.)
• Transformation in Energy Summit, Calgary, May 13-15: https://ow.ly/LPar50QtFi2
• The International Gas Research Conference, Banff, May 13-16: https://ow.ly/YCMV50Q9E6j. (Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen, is on the national governing body: https://igrc2024.org/)
• Forward Summit: Empowering Indigenous Economies, May 14-15, Tsuut’ina Nation, near Calgary: https://ow.ly/Ebx750QnWXf
• Generate 2024 clean-energy conference, May 23-24, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/FWeH50QZJk8. Early-bird pricing in effect until April 30.
• Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase, June 5-6, Vancouver Convention Centre: https://ow.ly/uiop50QjxVH
• National Coalition of Chiefs Energy and Natural Resource Summit, June 9-10, Tsuut’ina Nation, near Calgary: https://ow.ly/B2Rs50QN7aw
• Global Energy Show, Calgary, June 11-13: https://ow.ly/mKwP50R2K0Z
• Forward Summit East, Sept. 25-26, Orillia ON; https://ow.ly/i65h50QnWYR
• Forward Summit West Coast, Oct. 22-23, Vancouver: https://ow.ly/4UQe50R3CY2

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(Posted here 31 March 2024)