Indian Chiefs, sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this week in which she described the consultation process as "fatally flawed" and detailed several critiques of the process that's currently underway. Consultation triggered by appeal court decisionThe consultation process currently underway is the result of a Federal Court of Appeal decision in August 2018 that resulted in the expansion's approval being rescinded. Specifically, the court took issue with the last stage of the government's consultation process. Several Indigenous groups continue to express an interest in purchasing a stake of the pipeline from Ottawa. The group is one of many that's expressed an interest in buying a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2019 20:26 UTC