A Federal Court of Appeal ruling in August 2018 quashed the initial approval of the pipeline expansion and forced the federal government to revisit the last stage of consultation with First Nations.
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..
First Nations youth protest proposed massive oilsands mine at UN climate conference | CBC News
“This
is taking us in the wrong direction,” said Eriel Deranger, executive
director of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) and a member of the
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta.
This year the focus is finalizing the agreements around Article 6
of the Paris Agreement that would allow countries to work together in
lowering greenhouse gas emissions through carbon-friendly technology and
carbon markets, which allow for emissions trading between countries to
meet climate targets.
The
Caring Society, with the support of the Assembly of First Nations,
filed a human rights complaint in 2007 that led to the compensation
order.
Cindy Blackstock, the Caring Society’s executive
director, said help with financial literacy was one of the top needs
identified by First Nations youth in care during consultations around
the human rights tribunal compensation order.
Cyberattack against Manitoba child welfare agency under investigation | CBC News
The
major breach of the agency’s information and technology system that
forced a complete system shutdown is being treated as a criminal
investigation, a spokesperson for the agency announced during a press
conference in Winnipeg on Sunday afternoon.
Southern First Nations Network of Care spokesperson Jim Compton
said the organization is working to determine the scope and origin of
the attack and what personal information could have been
accessed. Thousands of foster children, their families and foster
parents may have had their data hacked.