Indigenous Peoples

06/09/20
Author: 
Dustin Godfrey
Pipes for TMX - Photograph By TRANS MOUNTAIN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Thirteen groups representing 180,000 post-secondary students across the country are backing a call by SFU’s student union for the federal government to reconsider the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

02/09/20
Author: 
Premila D'Sa
Canada Energy Regulator is responsible for approving and regulating major projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline, which runs natural gas through the U.S. and Canada. Photo by Shannon Patrick/Creative Commons

September 2nd 2020

An Indigenous Advisory Committee may be comprised of "respected voices in their communities," but it's unclear how much of a say they'll have during discussions about future energy projects.

The Canada Energy Regulator announced the committee last week.

02/09/20
Author: 
Rising Tide North America Collective

The Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline is spilling into drinking water aquifers, on sacred sites, and feeding catastrophic climate change, and this pipeline wouldn’t be possible without major insurers backing the project.

31/08/20
Author: 
Alexandra Morton
Aug. 29, 2020
Hello,
 
I hope all of you are doing OK with the pandemic we find ourselves in.
 
I am writing because the Minister of Fisheries has a critical decision that will influence the future of the Fraser River sockeye and all species of BC wild salmon.  The 2020 Fraser sockeye forecast return is much lower than last year, which was the lowest in the history of Canada.  We are watching extinction in play.
 
28/08/20
Author: 
Emma McIntosh
Ontario Premier Doug Ford (left) and Environment Minister Jeff Yurek, pictured in 2018. A growing number of First Nations are speaking out about Ford's Bill 197, which the premier said was aimed at helping Ontario's economy. File photo by Alex Tétreault

August 28th 2020

The Ford government is poised to face a second court battle over its controversial COVID-19 economic recovery bill, this time from a group representing 133 First Nations in Ontario.

21/08/20
Author: 
Stephanie Wood
Fraser River sockeye salmon returns in three of the past five years have seen record lows. Photo: Watershed Watch / Flicker

Aug 17, 2020

Even a low-ball prediction for the number of sockeye returning to B.C. river was too high and First Nations and conservationists say government mismanagement and lice infestations are partly to blame

Scientists at the Pacific Salmon Commission knew 2020 wouldn’t be a great year for Fraser River sockeye salmon — but they didn’t know it would be this bad.

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