Coastal First Nations say they are open to cooperation, not pipelines

By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Following a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, Coastal First Nations leaders said they are still firm in their opposition to a new oil pipeline. “Our interest isn’t about money in this situation, it’s about [the] responsibility of looking after our territories and again nurturing the sustainable economies that we currently have here,” said Gaagwiis Jason Alsop, President of the Council of the Haida Nation and vice president of CFN, speaking at a press conference. The group of coastal nations has been a primary voice against the proposed pipeline carrying bitumen from Alberta since an MOU was signed between Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in November. Their opposition goes back more than a decade to a…

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