First Nations Launch Nine Constitutional Challenges to Northern Gateway Pipeline

First Nations in British Columbia will mount at least nine constitutional challenges to federal approval of the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, CBC reported earlier this week. “The First Nations leaders said they will argue the proposed pipeline and its recent approval by the federal government is a constitutional violation of their Aboriginal land rights in their respective territories, particularly in light of the Supreme Court of Canada victory last month by the Tsilhqot’in First Nation,” Laanela writes.

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