Tsleil-Waututh Nation seeks leave to appeal pipeline ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
On September 4, the appelate court granted leave to six First Nations
to challenge the Trudeau cabinet’s approval of the $9.3-billion
project, which will triple shipments of Alberta diluted bitumen to the
Lower Mainland.
to challenge the Trudeau cabinet’s approval of the $9.3-billion
project, which will triple shipments of Alberta diluted bitumen to the
Lower Mainland.
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Tsleil-Waututh are arguing that the Federal Court of Appeal made a
legal error in the way that it narrowed the scope of its challenge,
excluding anyting outside the degree of consultation with Indigenous
peoples.
“We are taking this issue to the Supreme Court of Canada
not only to stand up for our inherent and constitutionally protected
rights, but also to make sure that Canada follows their own laws when
making decisions,” Tsleil-Waututh Chief Leah Sisi-ya-ama George-Wilson
said in a news release.