Indigenous Peoples

Between boycotts, showdowns, shareholder action and emergency cabinet meetings, it's easy to overlook the lack of a crucial perspective in the white noise currently surrounding Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project.

But if Indigenous voices are missing from this moment's very public pipeline debate, it's not because they're not speaking.

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If Ottawa rams through Trans Mountain, it could set up an Oka-like crisis

12/04/18

Author:

Stewart Phillip and Serge Simon

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The Globe and Mail

Stewart Phillip is Grand Chief of Okanagan Nation and president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. Serge ‘Otsi’ Simon is Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake.

As the federal and Alberta governments continue to pull their hair out over the B.C. government’s stand against Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and tanker project, it’s important to point out, as we’ve been doing for years, that the pipeline company doesn’t have the consent of all First Nations along the route. In fact, many of them are strongly opposed to the project.

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Indigenous rights aren’t a subplot of pipeline debate

12/04/18

Author:

Jennifer Ditchburn

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Policy Options

April 11, 2018

Despite what you hear from pundits and politicians, the constitutional rights of Indigenous people are not some secondary part of the Kinder Morgan saga.

Imagine if decades from now a student of Canadian political history is digging into the Kinder Morgan pipeline saga. What kind of picture would she get from scanning the news databases from April 2018?

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After relentless protests, Kinder Morgan slams brakes on spending for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

09/04/18

Author:

Mike De Souza & Carl Meyer

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National Observer

Energy giant Kinder Morgan has blinked in the face of relentless opposition from British Columbia to its plans to build a major oil pipeline.

The Texas multinational energy company announced on Sunday that it was suspending all non-essential spending on its Trans Mountain expansion project, threatening to cancel it if it fails to reach an agreement with B.C. and other stakeholders over how to proceed.

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Kinder Morgan issues ultimatum, suspends ‘non-essential’ spending on Trans Mountain pipeline

09/04/18

Author:

Kelly Cryderman and Ian Bailey

Link:

The Globe and Mail

Protesters opposed to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline extension defy a court order and block an entrance to the company's property, in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

APRIL 8, 2018

Kinder Morgan has suspended all “non-essential” spending on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion due to opposition from the British Columbia government, issuing an ultimatum that it won’t commit any more dollars to the $7.4-billion project unless it can get agreement from the province to stand aside by the end of May.

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UBCIC LEADERSHIP TO TAKE BOLD ACTION ON BURNABY MOUNTAIN

06/04/18

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First Nations Leaders

MEDIA ADVISORY: UBCIC LEADERSHIP TO TAKE BOLD ACTION ON BURNABY MOUNTAIN

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Chief Bob Chamberlin and Chief Judy Wilson to join defense of Indigenous Title and Rights from Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline project

WHAT: Indigenous leaders to take action at Kinder Morgan construction site.

WHEN: Saturday April 7th, 11:00 AM PDT

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Journalist faces unprecedented criminal charges over coverage of Muskrat Falls protest

29/03/18

Author:

Jessica Leeder

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The Globe and Mail

MARCH 22, 2018

When Justin Brake made the move that would ultimately result in criminal charges against him, the journalist did not see himself as breaking the law.

He thought it would protect him.

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Burnaby takes its pipeline fight to Supreme Court of Canada

28/03/18

Author:

Dylan Waisman

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National Observer

Photo of people in Burnaby protesting the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on March 24, 2018. Photo by Trevor Mack

The City of Burnaby is taking its fight with Kinder Morgan over municipal bylaws up to the Supreme Court of Canada. The announcement comes on the heels of the Federal Court of Appeal's refusal on Monday to hear the City of Burnaby’s appeal, leaving the Supreme Court as Burnaby’s last option to enforce its bylaws.

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After 172 arrests, Kinder Morgan blockades pause for ceremony

28/03/18

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National Observer

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National Observer

Indigenous Watch House guardian Will George called for a pause in blockades and a "week of ceremony" after 172 people were arrested over the past week blockading Kinder Morgan's pipeline terminal in Burnaby B.C.. George made the announcement on Saturday when 57 people were arrested in a single day blocking the gates to the Texas-based company's tank farm.

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Indigenous Peoples

Despite sparring between provinces and Ottawa, pipeline's future likely depends on court challenges

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