B.C. First Nations take Ottawa to court over the Pacific Link pipeline

Fraser River near Hope, British Columbia

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Several First Nations have asked the Federal Court to quash Ottawa's Oct 1 decision to name the pipeline a project of national interest. They say Ottawa did not consult them properly, and that the route crosses salmon and fishing waters.

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Rushed, in under three months

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110+ communities consulted

The nations say consultation was rushed and too thin, while Ottawa says it consulted more than 110 Indigenous communities along the potential route.

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The Federal Court has not ruled. The pipeline would carry about one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast, at an estimated $35.2 billion to $42.7 billion.

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B.C. First Nations take Ottawa to court over the Pacific Link pipeline

The nations say consultation was rushed and too thin, while Ottawa says it consulted more than 110 Indigenous communities along the potential route.

The Federal Court has not ruled. The pipeline would carry about one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast, at an estimated $35.2 billion to $42.7 billion.

B.C. First Nations take Ottawa to court over the Pacific Link pipeline

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