US EditionCarney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
Chiefs urge federal government to reject Alberta pipeline deal and maintain 2019 oil tanker ban protecting northern B.C. coastal waters from large crude oil tankers.
- On Tuesday, chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa voted unanimously to press the federal government to uphold the oil tanker ban and withdraw an agreement with Alberta.
- The memorandum of understanding signed by Minister Carney opened the prospect of an exemption from the oil tanker ban .
- Carney pledged to introduce clean drinking water legislation in spring and to host a joint meeting early in the new year, saying `I look forward to that meeting at the earliest opportunity.`
- B.C. Regional Chief Terry Teegee pressed the prime minister, asking if promises will be kept, saying `If he doesn't follow up, all of this is just empty promises and that's very concerning to many First Nations, not just in British Columbia`.
- The assembly continues through Thursday, with several federal ministers scheduled to speak, and First Nations leadership criticizing the Carney government for acting without consent.
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Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast and withdraw an agreement signed with
Prime Minister Mark Carney reached out to the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) meeting in Ottawa on Tuesday, a few hours after they voted unanimously to maintain the moratorium on oil tankers along the northwestern coast of British Columbia.
Assembly of First Nations: First Nations Chiefs vote against Prime Minister's proposed pipeline
By Carley McHugh Writer OTTAWA First Nations Chiefs from across Canada voted unanimously against the proposed pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s North Coast, after an emergency resolution came forward at the Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 2. Moved by Chief Donald Edgars of Old Massett Village, on Haida Gwaii, and seconded by proxy Merle Alexander of Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation, the resolution sought to affirm the Oil Tanker Moratorium…
The AFN rejects the exemption from the ban on oil tankers on the north coast of B.C. The post Mark Carney promises a First Nations Drinking Water Act in the spring appeared first on Les Affaires.
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