Indigenous ownership could draw Trans Mountain backers, says coalition director, but opponents warn of big financial risk

Three Indigenous-affiliated coalitions are still interested in purchasing the billion-dollar pipeline, but critics say 20-year contracts protect oil companies, not the pipeline owner.
Trans Mountain pipeline's Westridge Marine Terminal on the B.C. coast, pictured July 2019, is being upgraded as part of the expansion project.
The financial architect behind an Indigenous coalition to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline says Indigenous ownership is one way to convince major investors to put aside their environmental concerns and back the project. The Trans Mountain pipeline presents an opportunity for “transformational chan...

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