Vancouver (Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territory) — Representatives of Indigenous communities fighting the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project (TMX) in the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) gathered today before hearings begin, in a demonstration of unity and resolve to have the Courts once again quash Canada’s approval of the controversial project.
The FCA will hear from four First Nations who are challenging the June, 2019 Federal Cabinet re-approval of the TMX. The case has the potential to delay pipeline construction by quashing Cabinet’s approval as they did in the August 2018 Tsleil-Waututh vs. Canada decision..