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FIRST READING: As Carney government approves first pipeline, First Nations threaten to destroy another

Proposed oil pipeline made a big deal of Indigenous ownership. A consortium of West Coast First Nations doesn't care

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FIRST READING: As Carney government approves first pipeline, First Nations threaten to destroy another Back to video

Just as the Carney government approves its first natural gas pipeline, First Nations are warning oil companies there will be consequences if they take up a proposed bitumen pipeline.

On Friday, the Canada Energy Regulator approved the $4 billion Sunrise Expansion Program, which would expand an existing natural gas pipeline running from Chetwynd, B.C., to the U.S. border.

The approval marks the first time that the Carney government has delivered on its promise to expand Canada’s network of oil and gas pipelines. In a statement, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said “this is what being an energy superpower looks like.”

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Nevertheless, the Enbridge project is getting the go-ahead at the same time that a consortium of B.C. First Nations are systematically contacting Canadian oil companies and warning them to “stay away” from a far more........

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