Indigenous leaders on lessons learned from Trans Mountain as Carney aims to fast-track major projects | Unpublished
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Author: Émilie Bergeron
Publication Date: August 18, 2025 - 14:53

Indigenous leaders on lessons learned from Trans Mountain as Carney aims to fast-track major projects

August 18, 2025

Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can’t ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve.

Their comments come as Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to fast-track major projects, such as pipelines and mines, through his government’s newly adopted “Building Canada Act.”



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