The federal government says it is revamping pipeline reviews to give more sway to Indigenous peoples, while also factoring in climate change impacts of new projects.
The era of colonization is over, said Tsleil-Waututh representatives. Canada or indeed, the National Energy Board, can no longer plough through their land without permission.
Adam Olsen, a member of the Tsartlip First Nation and deputy leader of the B.C. Greens, argued passionately for the protection of rivers where salmon thrive.
In a collaborative presentation, the Swinomish, Tulalip, Suquamish, and Lummi Indian Nations called on the National Energy Board to lay the Trans Mountain expansion to rest for good.
A new report on the Salish Sea region, where Kinder Morgan plans to ship diluted bitumen, says the area is too valuable to be at risk of a major oil spill
The Green Party leader joined the chorus of interveners calling the NEB process "a sham" and accused Kinder Morgan of submitting "repetitive, useless garbage" as evidence.
Burnaby's legal counsel challenged the National Energy Board panelists to "have the courage" to reject Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal.
Over 90 per cent of the interveners scheduled to speak at the National Energy Board hearing in Burnaby, B.C. vehemently oppose the Trans Mountain expansion.