US EditionIndigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward
Former Indigenous leaders express concern over inadequate consultation on Trans Mountain and caution that the Building Canada Act may face legal challenges from First Nations, with nine already filing suit.
- On August 18, 2025, nine First Nations from Ontario initiated court proceedings in Ottawa to contest the Building Canada Act.
- This challenge follows years of disputes over the Trans Mountain expansion, which was reversed in 2018 due to inadequate Indigenous consultation and reapproved in 2019.
- The expanded Trans Mountain pipeline started operations last year, while Prime Minister Carney is working to accelerate projects considered nationally significant by setting a two-year cap on the approval process.
- Former leaders Leah George-Wilson and Joe Dion expressed skepticism and cautious optimism, noting lingering community impacts and that Indigenous groups will gain equity but unanimity is unlikely.
- The legal challenge suggests continued Indigenous resistance, as stakeholders expect more court involvement and question whether the new law will effectively speed up infrastructure approvals.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
After the court challenges against Trans Mountain, Aboriginal people are concerned that Bill C-5 does not respect their constitutional rights.
One of them believes that First Nations will be increasingly called upon to turn to the courts.
Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward - The Turtle Island News
By Émilie Bergeron Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can’t ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve. Their comments come as Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to fast-track major projects, such as pipelines and mines, through his government’s newly adopted “Building Canada Act.” Following years of delays and legal challeng…
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