By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News As the Prime Minister’s office fast-tracks the Pacific Link oil pipeline under new major projects legislation, First Nations leaders warn that a two-month consultation window compromises free, prior, and informed consent. In a bid to distance Canadian energy interests from the USA, PM Carney and Premier Danielle Smith announced that through the “Pacific Link oil pipeline,” Canada will have its first “National designation” from its major projects office. But not everyone embraces the news. The weight of it haunts the future of Indigenous communities’ access to clean drinking water and should not be rushed. Prime Minister Mark Carney eagerly pledged that his major projects agenda would not compromise Canada’s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
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