Trans Mountain Approval Sharpens Indigenous Canadian Divide
- Pipeline draws mixed reaction from Canada’s First Nations
- B.C. First Nations vow to fight as Alberta groups seek stake
Some indigenous groups in British Columbia are vowing to fight the decision.
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The approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has sharpened divisions between Canada’s indigenous communities, with some fiercely opposing the line and others seeking to own it.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced his approval of the project to increase the capacity of Canada’s only crude pipeline system running from Alberta’s oil sands to the country’s coast. Some groups in neighboring British Columbia, which the conduit crosses to reach the Pacific in the Vancouver area, are vowing to fight the decision. Others in oil-producing Alberta and Saskatchewan are advancing plans to buy majority stakes in the line.