OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has personally met with leaders of nearly two dozen Indigenous communities since the Federal Court of Appeal struck down the Canadian government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in August. A band councillor from one of the communities in the court challenge that halted Trans Mountain’s expansion is not buying that the government is sincere. An expanded Trans Mountain pipeline would triple the amount of oil flowing to the terminal and the number of tankers would jump to 34 a month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on record saying multiple times that the pipeline is going to be built. Khelsilem said having a minister saying he’s keeping an open mind while the prime minister insists the pipeline will be built is contradictory.

Source: National Post November 05, 2018 18:45 UTC