Statement from the Chiefs of Treaty No. 6, Treaty No. 7 & Treaty No. 8 in regard to Child & Family Services
Press Release On March 5, 2020, the Treaty No. 6, Treaty No. 7, and Treaty No. 8 Chiefs in attendance at the Special Assembly of Treaty Chiefs, motioned and approved…
Supreme Court decision: Minister Savage
Press Release Energy Minister Sonya Savage issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on the Trans Mountain expansion: “Today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada…
Supreme Court of Canada to hear AMC argue First Nations laws must be recognized in dealing with climate change
Press Release Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba – On March 24 and 25, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) will be intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in a…
Woodland Cree First Nation supports Bill-69 challenge
Press Release Premier Jason Kenney has approved the first grant through the government’s Indigenous Litigation Fund, a new way to partner in prosperity. Woodland Cree First Nation, northwest of Peace…
Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs Launch Court Challenge to Coastal GasLink Pipeline’s Environmental Approval
Press Release Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs have filed an application for a Judicial Review of the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) decision to extend the environmental certificate for Coastal GasLink’s proposed…
Trans Mountain Pleased with the Court’s Decision to Dismiss Challenges to the Federal Government’s Approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Press Release Feb 4, 2020 Ian Anderson, President and CEO of Trans Mountain Corporation: We are pleased with the Court’s decision to dismiss the Applicants’ challenges to the Federal Government’s approval of…
UBCIC: Federal Court of Appeal’s Ruling on TMX Brazenly Attacks Indigenous Title and Rights and Threatens Climate
Press Release ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – February 4, 2020) Today the Federal Court of Appeal overruled the four challenges to the federal government’s re-approval of…
FCA Decision: Statement from Premier Jason Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement on the Federal Court of Appeal dismissing applications against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: “This is a victory for common sense and the…
Canada Must Ensure First Nations Rights, Title and Jurisdiction Are Respected in Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Canada Must Ensure First Nations Rights, Title and Jurisdiction Are Respected in Trans Mountain Expansion Project February 4, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – Following the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision today…
Statement by Minister O’Regan in Response to Federal Court of Appeal Decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Press Release From: Natural Resources Canada February 4, 2020 The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, today issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Federal Court of…
