Elizabeth May, Saanich—Gulf Islands
Linked statement
“Ten First Nations, including one in my riding, are taking the Pacific Link pipeline to court. They say it violates their rights because the project does not have a set route, completed engineering, or an environmental impact study. We need to protect the British Columbia coast, the Salish Sea, and marine areas.”
“Mr. Speaker, 10 first nations have now gone to court to challenge the designation of the so-called Pacific link pipeline in the national interest. They point out that it contradicts and violates their treaty rights and constitutional rights, because how can they possibly assess whether a project impacts their treaty rights when the route is not finalized, the engineering has not been done and there is no environmental impact statement? The Tsartlip First Nation is one of the 10 and is completely within the boundaries of my riding. I thank them in their language, SENĆOŦEN: HÍSW̱KE SIÁM. Someone has to stand up for the British Columbia southern coast, for the Salish Sea, for our precious marine protected areas—”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, 10 first nations have now gone to court to challenge the designation of the so-called Pacific link pipeline in the national interest. They point out that it contradicts and violates their treaty rights and constitutional rights, because how can they possibly assess whether a project impacts their treaty rights when the route is not finalized, the engineering has not been done and there is no environmental impact statement? The Tsartlip First Nation is one of the 10 and is completely within the boundaries of my riding. I thank them in their language, SENĆOŦEN: HÍSW̱KE SIÁM. Someone has to stand up for the British Columbia southern coast, for the Salish Sea, for our precious marine protected areas—
