Cold Lake First Nations Seeks Judicial Review of Pipeline Designation
The First Nation says Ottawa excluded it from consultations, while the Assembly of First Nations warns the designation could sidestep Indigenous rights.
- Cold Lake First Nations filed a judicial review in Federal Court challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project in the national interest.
- Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would be fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act, targeting construction to begin next September.
- Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko previously stated his community was excluded from consultations for the Pacific Link designation, despite being situated in the oilsands region.
- The AFN has identified "many red flags" in the national interest designation, claiming the federal government is predetermining outcomes and approving projects before meaningful consultations occur.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his major projects agenda would not interfere with Canada's obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Cold Lake First Nations seeking judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation
Cold Lake First Nations filed an application Thursday for judicial review in Federal Court, challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest.
They challenged Ottawa's decision to designate the project as being of national interest.
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CP Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of pipeline designation
OTTAWA — Cold Lake First Nations filed an application today for judicial review in Federal Court, challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier...
Cold Lake First Nation filed an application for judicial review in the Federal Court to challenge the Ottawa decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a national interest project.
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The Hamilton SpectatorCold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation
The Cold Lake First Nations has requested a judicial review in Federal Court, challenging the decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project in the national interest.
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