Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court

Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.

Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, said First Nations from his province were not involved in the discussions around the energy deal signed between Ottawa and Alberta, nor were they advised of its contents.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

November 28, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new energy deal with Alberta, which paves the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to British Columbia’s coastline, has shaken climate groups and First Nations who minced no words in regarding it as a dark day for Can...

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