We are getting a false narrative: First Nations don't oppose energy projects

[Anonymous]

A piece of good news

Progs are not celebrating.

[Anonymous]

Canada's Native Peoples are nothing more than props to the likes of Dicaprio.



ECO-CRUSADERS NEED A REALITY CHECK

Environmentalists are just using Canada's Indigenous people



So actor Leonardo DiCaprio is upset the RCMP last week broke up illegal blockades along a supply road connecting a couple of northern B.C. pipeline camps to things like water, food, medical attention and septic services.



Nearly two weeks earlier, Indigenous activists allegedly used stolen heavy equipment to rip open trenches across the Morice West Forest Service Road south of Houston, B.C. They called it "decommissioning."



The blockaders then parked vehicles across the road and cut down trees to add to the obstruction and to burn to keep themselves warm.



Since then, around 500 trapped workers in the 9A and P2 camps have had their food and water rationed. They've also been limited to flushing their toilets just once a day.



Imagine that: being trapped in a remote camp with 500 other men who cannot wash their hands or clothes. No showers, either. And are sharing toilets they may only flush once every 24 hours.



Before police broke up the blockades, septic trucks couldn't make it to the camps, so tanks were close to backing up into the camps.



But Mr. DiCaprio, whose 4,700-square-foot Hollywood mansion has eight toilets, is angry that Mounties moved in to end the unlawful blockade and permit the pipeline company to restore services and supplies to its workers.



(DiCaprio has another eight working toilets in his 7,000-square-foot vacation home in Palm Springs.)



The Oscar-winning actor disparaged what he called the "militarized raids" against the "land defenders."



The night before Lenny's tweet, a group of about 100 demonstrators sympathetic to the B.C. vandalizers blocked a bridge in Edmonton for several hours. What made their action remarkable was that to keep themselves warm while protesting a natural gas pipeline, the Edmonton protestors lit a propane firepit.



DiCaprio, of course, is the same celebrity eco-crusader who, while filming 2015's The Revenant in the foothills west of Calgary, mistook a mid-winter chinook for "terrifying" global warming. He then blamed climate change for the lack of snow in Alberta in July and for the need to move production to the southern hemisphere – where it was winter at the time.



What's at issue in the Wet'suwet'en standoff along the Coastal GasLink pipeline is fairly easy to understand.



The elected councils of all 20 First Nations along the route have signed deals with the company to share in the employment, the supply contracts and local development. One nation has even used some of its profits (plus a contribution from the pipeline company) to rebuild salmon habitat in their region.



Meanwhile, a group of hereditary chiefs, some of whom are self-appointed, backed by well-funded environmental groups, are opposed. They are the ones DiCaprio and the Edmonton bridge blockers are backing.



The hereditary chiefs also have the backing of "blow it all up" environmentalist, David Suzuki.



But here's a couple of quick questions for the anti-GasLink crowd: If the unelected, hereditary chiefs you claim to respect so much were in favour of Coastal GasLink and it was the elected ones who were opposed, would you be just as supportive of the hereditary chiefs as you are now?



Or are you just using the hereditary chiefs because they bolster your anti-pipeline crusade?



It's my guess the DiCaprios and Suzukis who demand we be so respectful of Indigenous tradition and acknowledge the unelected chiefs ahead of democratic chiefs and councils only believe that because it's good for their cause.



I imagine if the elected Wet'suwet'en chiefs and councils were the ones on the same side as the environmentalists, the activists would right now be expressing outrage that governments, police and energy companies were ignoring the will of the Wet'suwet'en people's democratically elected representatives.



Which means the environmentalist don't truly care about Indigenous people, only the ones who agree with them at any given time.

[Anonymous]

The following was authored by members of the Gidimt'en Clan and released by Wet'suwet'en First Nation council at their request.



We are Wet'suwet'en and the Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters do not represent us

We want the protesters to cease their blockades and stop misleading people

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We are members of the Gidimt'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, together with extended family members from other Wet'suwet'en house groups and communities, both on- and off-reserve. Our clan territories include the area where the Coastal GasLink pipeline crosses the river we call Wedzin Kwa. We are deeply hurt and angered by the conduct and statements of some of our community members and others who claim to be defending our lands and laws against the pipeline.



Our concerns are not about the pipeline itself. Some of us support it, some of us do not and some are neutral. Our issue is that our traditions and way of life are being misrepresented and dishonoured by a small group of protesters, many of whom are neither Gidimt'en nor Wet'suwet'en, but nonetheless claim to be acting in our name to protest natural gas development. On Nov. 20 and 21, we convened a virtual meeting to discuss these issues and the recent RCMP raid that was carried out on our ancestral lands.



The first thing to understand is that the collective rights of the Wet'suwet'en people to use the land and resources within Wet'suwet'en territory have for hundreds of years been managed through a system of five family based clans led by a hierarchy of leaders who hold hereditary names that have existed since time immemorial. These names are connected to specific areas within our territorial lands, called "nowh yintah," and have been handed down for generations in a complex governing system we call "Bahlats," or "the feast hall."



The names and the powers of those who hold them are conferred on the basis of merit and recognition and, in our Wet'suwet'en law, follow hereditary lines. Traditionally, leaders are groomed for many years by those holding higher rank in the feast hall before progressing to greater responsibilities. Proper conduct and "wiggus" (respect) are among the many valuable lessons passed on during the grooming.



This process and the conduct of other business in our traditional system is governed by strict laws and protocols that the leaders are expected to uphold. It is very sad that so many Wet'suwet'en women who supported the pipeline were stripped of their hereditary titles to which they were entitled and the names were passed on to those who oppose the pipeline. Unfortunately, the hereditary system has been disrupted due to disagreements over the pipeline. We hope we can move past this and come together in unity and peace. After all, whether hereditary or elected, the care and concern for the collective is central to everyone involved, even though they take different approaches.



The second important thing to understand is that our internal laws are based on a foundational principle of respect that we call "wiggus." This basically means respect for all things: respect for ourselves and for each other, respect for other people, respect for the feast system, respect for our territorial land and clan boundaries, and respect for all the resources of the land. We reserve the highest levels of respect for our matriarchs, the wise older women who hold a special place in our affairs, as well as for the integrity of lands and resources that are held by other clans.



We regret to say that nearly everything the so-called Wet'suwet'en land defenders and their supporters have been doing is in direct conflict with these traditional laws and protocols. Their main public spokesperson holds a minor name and is very new to our feast hall. She cannot claim expert knowledge about our culture, yintah and feast hall. She is new to our nation and is not in any way a matriarch, as some have claimed. Nor has she, her supporters or any supporting head chief ever consulted any of us about what they are doing and saying on our behalf.



This rift originally stems from an internal dispute that took place in the feast hall and, although we do not wish to discuss clan business publicly, we will say that our matriarchs have been disrespected, bullied, marginalized and mistreated by those who are enabling the spokesperson's influence on nowh yintah.



The protesters have also taken it upon themselves to invite violent people into our territories. We are not violent people. We settle our issues with dialogue and respect. We do not need "warriors" from other First Nations or non-Wet'suwet'en protesters to protect us or speak for us, especially when so many Gidimt'en and so many Wet'suwet'en do not support them. This adversarial approach places our community members at risk, and increases the risk to Wet'suwet'en women, including those who are hereditary chiefs. Remember, we live along the "Highway of Tears."



Many are also afraid to speak up because of bullying and alienation by aggressive and confrontational people on social media, who do not know the facts. While we understand that many strive to support our perceived struggles through social media, the fact is that many of them have no idea about the history, culture and dynamics at play here, and are doing a grave disservice to many grassroots Gidimt'en, whose ancestors have thrived on nowh yintah since time immemorial.



The multitude of outside voices on social media has also served to overshadow the voices of the Gidimt'en and Wet'suwet'en. It has left a majority of Gidimt'en matriarchs, Gidimt'en clan members and Wet'suwet'en voices overlooked, marginalized and disrespected. We are hopeful that those on social media will consider these points and allow all Gidimt'en and Wet'suwet'en to work through these issues in a peaceful and respectful manner that does not put anyone in danger.



It is very unfortunate that the conflict has escalated the way it has. Even though we strongly disagree with the militant actions of those claiming to act and speak on our behalf, we seek a peaceful resolution, and we sincerely hope that nobody gets hurt or killed.



There are other issues with these protests. Their campsites are environmentally disgraceful and the road that they excavated did not just block pipeline workers, it also blocked our members who use it to access territory and resources to which they are entitled.



We also very much understand climate change and the importance of caring for our communities and future generations, but we do not support the conduct of those who are harming the Canadian economy and encouraging supporters to "shut down Canada" during this time of pandemic and crises throughout British Columbia. This is not our way.



Then, there is the money. In our culture, money that is raised in the clan's name is accounted for through the feast system. However, we have received no accounting for the many thousands of dollars in donations that are being collected by protesters in our name.



Worst of all, and what causes us to come forward at this time, is that the protesters who claim to respect Wet'suwet'en law showed no respect whatsoever for two of our leading matriarchs who died in recent weeks, or for their families. It is a basic rule in our culture that non-essential activities must cease during a period of mourning; however, protests and public activities carried on as if nothing had happened.



The daughter of one of the late matriarchs stated that, "While we brought mom home on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, a concert was held at Bovill Square in Smithers by an acquaintance who assists with activities at Gidimt'en Checkpoint. Two of the protesting head chiefs also marched down Main Street in Smithers on the same day."



The grieving families are devastated by this cruel and shameful misconduct toward their own people and feel marginalized from their ancestral lands, language and oral histories.



Clan chiefs are responsible to their clan members, but their current governance model makes it impossible for hereditary chiefs to fulfill their cultural responsibilities. To make things worse, these hereditary chiefs and some others are secretly negotiating agreements about our rights and title with the federal and provincial governments, according to a memorandum of understanding that was signed to end last year's protests over the pipeline. All of these circumstances leave us questioning how we can move beyond the conflict and take a more unified approach for the good of all Wet'suwet'en.



We want the protesters to cease their blockades and for them to stop misleading people and making false claims about our laws. This letter arises from the voices and concerns of a number of Wet'suwet'en matriarchs, Gidimt'en matriarchs, Gidimt'en clan members and members of other clans. We have the right to share our thoughts and concerns about our territory without backlash from those within our nation, but also from non-Wet'suwet'en people who have little or no understanding of our culture, our history, our internal dynamics or our ancestral ways.



We ask the media to respect our privacy and security while we grieve for our late matriarchs. Due to COVID-19 and our responsibility to observe a mourning period for our deceased community members and female hereditary chiefs, we will not be granting further interviews at this time.

[Thiel]

Canada's Native Peoples are nothing more than props to the likes of Dicaprio.



ECO-CRUSADERS NEED A REALITY CHECK

Environmentalists are just using Canada's Indigenous people



So actor Leonardo DiCaprio is upset the RCMP last week broke up illegal blockades along a supply road connecting a couple of northern B.C. pipeline camps to things like water, food, medical attention and septic services.



Nearly two weeks earlier, Indigenous activists allegedly used stolen heavy equipment to rip open trenches across the Morice West Forest Service Road south of Houston, B.C. They called it "decommissioning."



The blockaders then parked vehicles across the road and cut down trees to add to the obstruction and to burn to keep themselves warm.



Since then, around 500 trapped workers in the 9A and P2 camps have had their food and water rationed. They've also been limited to flushing their toilets just once a day.



Imagine that: being trapped in a remote camp with 500 other men who cannot wash their hands or clothes. No showers, either. And are sharing toilets they may only flush once every 24 hours.



Before police broke up the blockades, septic trucks couldn't make it to the camps, so tanks were close to backing up into the camps.



But Mr. DiCaprio, whose 4,700-square-foot Hollywood mansion has eight toilets, is angry that Mounties moved in to end the unlawful blockade and permit the pipeline company to restore services and supplies to its workers.



(DiCaprio has another eight working toilets in his 7,000-square-foot vacation home in Palm Springs.)



The Oscar-winning actor disparaged what he called the "militarized raids" against the "land defenders."



The night before Lenny's tweet, a group of about 100 demonstrators sympathetic to the B.C. vandalizers blocked a bridge in Edmonton for several hours. What made their action remarkable was that to keep themselves warm while protesting a natural gas pipeline, the Edmonton protestors lit a propane firepit.



DiCaprio, of course, is the same celebrity eco-crusader who, while filming 2015's The Revenant in the foothills west of Calgary, mistook a mid-winter chinook for "terrifying" global warming. He then blamed climate change for the lack of snow in Alberta in July and for the need to move production to the southern hemisphere – where it was winter at the time.



What's at issue in the Wet'suwet'en standoff along the Coastal GasLink pipeline is fairly easy to understand.



The elected councils of all 20 First Nations along the route have signed deals with the company to share in the employment, the supply contracts and local development. One nation has even used some of its profits (plus a contribution from the pipeline company) to rebuild salmon habitat in their region.



Meanwhile, a group of hereditary chiefs, some of whom are self-appointed, backed by well-funded environmental groups, are opposed. They are the ones DiCaprio and the Edmonton bridge blockers are backing.



The hereditary chiefs also have the backing of "blow it all up" environmentalist, David Suzuki.



But here's a couple of quick questions for the anti-GasLink crowd: If the unelected, hereditary chiefs you claim to respect so much were in favour of Coastal GasLink and it was the elected ones who were opposed, would you be just as supportive of the hereditary chiefs as you are now?



Or are you just using the hereditary chiefs because they bolster your anti-pipeline crusade?



It's my guess the DiCaprios and Suzukis who demand we be so respectful of Indigenous tradition and acknowledge the unelected chiefs ahead of democratic chiefs and councils only believe that because it's good for their cause.



I imagine if the elected Wet'suwet'en chiefs and councils were the ones on the same side as the environmentalists, the activists would right now be expressing outrage that governments, police and energy companies were ignoring the will of the Wet'suwet'en people's democratically elected representatives.



Which means the environmentalist don't truly care about Indigenous people, only the ones who agree with them at any given time.

It amazes me how many people believe Native bnads are anti development.

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[Anonymous]

The Naomi Kleins have more say over economic development on Aboriginal lands than the people that live on them.



Listen to First Nations, not the mob

We are doing a disservice to Indigenous people by allowing a vocal minority to control the narrative



Reading much of the media coverage of the renewed protests and blockades looking to disrupt construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, it would be easy to conclude that this is about First Nations people trying to defend their land against a brutal colonial government. That's what many activists, academics and left-wing politicians would have you believe.



In a letter published in the National Post on Tuesday, a group of Wet'suwet'en people lamented that their "traditions and way of life are being misrepresented and dishonoured by a small group of protesters, many of whom are neither Gidimt'en nor Wet'suwet'en, but nonetheless claim to be acting in our name to protest natural gas development."



These protesters, and their supporters, have used intimidation tactics to silence their opponents, which has served to "overshadow the voices of the Gidimt'en and Wet'suwet'en," and left many of the actual stakeholders "afraid to speak up because of bullying and alienation by aggressive and confrontational people on social media."



Indeed, even referring to the protesters as "land defenders," as some media outlets have chosen to do, is biased and misleading, because they often don't represent the majority of the communities for which they claim to speak. The fact is that the elected council of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, along with the 19 other First Nations along the route, signed an agreement in support of the pipeline, which promises to bring economic benefits to their communities.



It is the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who have been opposed to the project. As Melissa Mbarki, an Indigenous policy analyst with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), explained in these pages, "The elected chief and council and the majority of their community members agreed to this pipeline," but somewhere "in the Wet'suwet'en band structure, a divide occurred."



This divide has been exploited by environmental groups and protesters to frame the issue as one of land rights, rather than economic opportunity. As B.C. MLA Ellis Ross wrote , also in the Post, "by saying yes to natural gas development, my northern British Columbia community was able to lift itself out of poverty."



Other First Nations are looking for similar opportunities, but are being subverted by a small minority of people who are trying to over-rule infrastructure projects that have obtained all the necessary approvals from governments and landowners.



Writing in the Globe and Mail this week, JP Gladu, the executive director of the Indigenous Resource Network, questioned "why our communities need 100 per cent support for any project to be deemed credible. We are not a monolith; of course as in any culture, we too have disagreements. Why are we held to an unreasonable and quite frankly unattainable standard when our current federal system can see a government make decisions on behalf of our entire country with often sub 50 per cent support?"



An open letter signed by hundreds of academics, including familiar left-wing voices such as Naomi Klein, characterizes Canadian law as "a weapon against Indigenous jurisdiction" and "a tool for Indigenous genocide." The signatories try to undermine the rule of law by claiming that the "provincial government's authorization of permits for construction of Coastal GasLink arises from a racist anthropology of discovery and claims to underlying title to lands that have never been the province's to grant," and therefore the court's injunction was based on "false presumptions."



Lost in this heated rhetoric are the voices of many members of the Wet'suwet'en and other First Nations, who have been lamenting the fact that their rights to speak freely and to forge a better economic future for themselves and their children are increasingly being stymied by outside protesters and environmental interest groups.

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Hollywood actors shouldn't have any influence over the decisions made by Aboriginal bands regarding their own future.

[Anonymous]

Just as with his years-long campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline, Ruffalo shows he doesn't understand that if Canadian oil and gas can't make it to market, it will be replaced with products from Russia, Venezuela or Saudi Arabia — countries with worse environmental and human rights records.



The movie stars accuse Royal Bank of Canada of de facto "violating Indigenous rights and fueling climate chaos."



It's tiresome to watch them once again appropriate First Nations issues in Canada — and they don't even get it right.



Ellis Ross is a provincial politician in British Columbia and, before that, was Chief Councillor of the Haisla Nation. He posted to social media that the "pipeline has signed agreements with all the affected First Nations along the pipeline route."



While hereditary chiefs in the region do not support the pipeline, many elected chiefs and other members of these First Nations communities do.



It's quite something that non-Indigenous movie stars think they have the right to decide which voices matter.

[Anonymous]

Sorry Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda, but Canadian Indians want the benefits from developing their resources.



Indigenous businesses awarded $1.3 billion in Trans Mountain expansion contracts in 2021 alone

Project benefits to Indigenous communities increasing

https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/indigenous-businesses-awarded-1-3-billion-in-trans-mountain-expansion-contracts-in-2021-alone/?fbclid=IwAR0WrrqgN0toNqOoiFyIBeXAGESefXNe9qUljpv5LAstr8yMDs2KL10FPV0">https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/ind ... s2KL10FPV0">https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/indigenous-businesses-awarded-1-3-billion-in-trans-mountain-expansion-contracts-in-2021-alone/?fbclid=IwAR0WrrqgN0toNqOoiFyIBeXAGESefXNe9qUljpv5LAstr8yMDs2KL10FPV0



In addition to more than half a billion in mutual benefit agreements with First Nations along the route, the project spent more than $1 billion with Indigenous companies in 2021 alone, according to the latest update.  



Meanwhile, Indigenous groups are seeking ownership of the Trans Mountain project, which the federal government owns and plans to sell once the expansion is complete.  



Trans Mountain's mutual benefit agreements with 69 Indigenous communities are now worth over $580 million, an increase of almost $200 million more than previously expected, according to the company. It's also nearly 100 per cent of the First Nations along the route, Anderson said.

[Anonymous]

$3B LNG project could be a first for First Nations

Haisla aiming to be exporting liquefied natural gas from Kitimat terminal by mid-2027

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Should a new $3-billion liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat now making its way through the BC Environmental Assessment process be approved by regulators and investors, it would be a world first.



The Cedar LNG facility would not only be the largest major industrial project built and owned by First Nations in Canada, it would also be the only Indigenous-owned liquefied natural gas export facility in the world.



The Cedar LNG project is being developed by the Haisla First Nation on fee-simple land owned by the Haisla on Douglas Channel, near the Rio Tinto aluminum smelter and LNG Canada plant, which is still under construction.



"With Cedar LNG, we have more than a seat," Haisla chief Crystal Smith said last week at Globe Forum 2022. "We are owners, and we are setting the standards we believe in.



"One of the important decisions we made was to power the facility entirely with renewable energy."



Compared with LNG Canada, which would export 13 million tonnes of LNG annually, Cedar LNG is modest in size. Its annual production capacity would be three million tonnes.



It wouldn't be the first LNG project proposed by First Nations in B.C., but it might become the first to be built.



The Kwispaa LNG project was a partnership between the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Steelhead LNG Corp. But that project stalled in 2019, after Steelhead LNG announced it was pushing the pause button.



One of the challenges for that project is that it would need a new natural gas pipeline to get gas to Vancouver Island. The Haisla's Cedar LNG project doesn't have that problem, because the Haisla have a natural gas offtake agreement with LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline.



Last year, the Haisla secured a major industry partner in Pembina Pipelines, a $25-billion midstream company that has built and operates oil and gas pipelines and processing facilities in Western Canada.



"Just the project management and infrastructure management capabilities of a company like a Pembina, as well as their financial capabilities, I think that's hugely valuable," said Brad Hayes, president of Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd., which serves the oil and gas industry.



Cedar LNG also has a new CEO with extensive experience in the industry – Doug Arnell, chairman of Methanex Corp., CEO of Helm Energy Advisors Inc. and former CEO of Golar LNG.



Should the project get the green light from federal and provincial environmental regulators, the Haisla and Pembina expect a final investment decision to be made in 2023. With a four-year construction period and a seven-to-nine-month commissioning, Cedar LNG is aiming for exports to begin in mid-2027.  



Morgan Stanley Research has recently predicted that demand for LNG could increase 25 per cent to 50 per cent by 2030. McKinsey likewise forecasts that demand will grow by about 3.5 per cent annually to 2035.

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[Anonymous]

$3B LNG project could be a first for First Nations

Haisla aiming to be exporting liquefied natural gas from Kitimat terminal by mid-2027

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Should a new $3-billion liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat now making its way through the BC Environmental Assessment process be approved by regulators and investors, it would be a world first.



The Cedar LNG facility would not only be the largest major industrial project built and owned by First Nations in Canada, it would also be the only Indigenous-owned liquefied natural gas export facility in the world.



The Cedar LNG project is being developed by the Haisla First Nation on fee-simple land owned by the Haisla on Douglas Channel, near the Rio Tinto aluminum smelter and LNG Canada plant, which is still under construction.



"With Cedar LNG, we have more than a seat," Haisla chief Crystal Smith said last week at Globe Forum 2022. "We are owners, and we are setting the standards we believe in.



"One of the important decisions we made was to power the facility entirely with renewable energy."



Compared with LNG Canada, which would export 13 million tonnes of LNG annually, Cedar LNG is modest in size. Its annual production capacity would be three million tonnes.



It wouldn't be the first LNG project proposed by First Nations in B.C., but it might become the first to be built.



The Kwispaa LNG project was a partnership between the Huu-ay-aht First Nation and Steelhead LNG Corp. But that project stalled in 2019, after Steelhead LNG announced it was pushing the pause button.



One of the challenges for that project is that it would need a new natural gas pipeline to get gas to Vancouver Island. The Haisla's Cedar LNG project doesn't have that problem, because the Haisla have a natural gas offtake agreement with LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline.



Last year, the Haisla secured a major industry partner in Pembina Pipelines, a $25-billion midstream company that has built and operates oil and gas pipelines and processing facilities in Western Canada.



"Just the project management and infrastructure management capabilities of a company like a Pembina, as well as their financial capabilities, I think that's hugely valuable," said Brad Hayes, president of Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd., which serves the oil and gas industry.



Cedar LNG also has a new CEO with extensive experience in the industry – Doug Arnell, chairman of Methanex Corp., CEO of Helm Energy Advisors Inc. and former CEO of Golar LNG.



Should the project get the green light from federal and provincial environmental regulators, the Haisla and Pembina expect a final investment decision to be made in 2023. With a four-year construction period and a seven-to-nine-month commissioning, Cedar LNG is aiming for exports to begin in mid-2027.  



Morgan Stanley Research has recently predicted that demand for LNG could increase 25 per cent to 50 per cent by 2030. McKinsey likewise forecasts that demand will grow by about 3.5 per cent annually to 2035.

Trudeau won't say no to Indians.

[Anonymous]

A Majority of Indigenous Peoples in Canada Support Resource Development: POLL



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A poll conducted on behalf of the Indigenous Resource Network (IRN) has found that a majority of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples living in rural areas or on reserves across Canada support natural resource development.



According to the poll, 65% of the 549 self-identified Indigenous participants – interviewed by phone between March 25th and April 16th – said "yes," that they support of the development of natural resources. Only 23% of respondents were opposed, while the remaining 12% were unsure.

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