By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News As the Prime Minister\u2019s 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 \u201cPacific Link oil pipeline,\u201d Canada will have its first \u201cNational designation\u201d from its major projects office. But not everyone embraces the news. The weight of it haunts the future of Indigenous communities\u2019 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\u2019s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous… <\/p>\n
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News As the Prime Minister\u2019s 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 \u201cPacific Link oil pipeline,\u201d Canada will have its first \u201cNational designation\u201d from its major projects office. But not everyone embraces the news. The weight of it haunts the future of Indigenous communities\u2019 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\u2019s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous... <\/p>\n