AL JAZEERA: How Carney’s ‘build fast’ push divides Indigenous peoples
Some First Nations are challenging Carney’s resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.
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WEBSTER AWARD FINALIST 2019: B.C.-Indigenous pipeline clash
An armed tactical police raid and clash at an Indigenous anti-pipeline barricade revealed public, and even government, confusion about the distinction between the hereditary leaders and First Nations’ elected chiefs and councils. It’s a key nuance that requires better understanding, experts argue.
Cities ‘Thrown to Wolves’ by Province: Burnaby Mayor
From saving refinery jobs to leading a revolution in civic powers, Derek Corrigan has bigger plans.
‘It’s Prompted Debate’: Enbridge CEO
The push to have Canadian oil meet Asian market demand has grown massively since Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. conceived of the Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast more than a decade ago. But as the company’s CEO told reporters yesterday, so has the “passion and emotion around this project.”
Lower Mainland to score resource jobs: report
The bulk of the province’s new resource industry jobs will be in the Lower Mainland, not rural areas.
Who Gets in on NEB Pipeline Hearing? It’s ‘Kafkaesque’ Says Planner
Among the 468 people rejected outright from participating in the National Energy Board’s Kinder Morgan pipeline hearings next year, one professional planner is calling the process “Kafkaesque” — and now questions its legitimacy altogether.
‘No Rationale Given,’ Say Rejected Kinder Morgan Intervenors
Public hearings for TransMountain’s oilsands pipeline expansion begin next January.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark didn’t lobby for Enbridge: spokesman
An anti-oil sands group is “concerned about disclosure” regarding Premier Christy Clark’s relationship with Enbridge after a document listed her as a “partner” in her ex-husband’s lobbying firm — which worked for the energy company until 2006.
Clean-tech ‘Bulls’ Battle Climate ‘Bears’
Green businesses are cashing in, but can they reverse our warming crisis?
Redford exit unlikely to impact pipelines
Alberta’s energy minister insists the push for new pipelines from the oilsands will be unaffected by premier Alison Redford’s resignation Wednesday.
David P Ball 