Kynoch went on to note that Imperial Metals “remains committed to engaging respectfully with First Nations and local communities as the project moves forward.”

and then completely ignoring the First Nations:

Tla-o-qui-aht manager of lands and resources Saya Masso said the last correspondence the nation sent to the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals clearly stated that the nation does not consent to mineral exploration in the tribal park [...] "We clearly said no for many years"

and that position is obvious considering how Imperial Metals has performed in the past:

Imperial Metals is currently facing 15 charges under the federal Fisheries Act in relation to the tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley Mine on August 4, 2014. The mine is located in B.C.’s interior Cariboo region and the traditional territory of Xat’sull First Nation.

According to the B.C. government, the Mount Polley tailings embankment breach resulted in the loss of about 17 million cubic metres of [industrially polluted] water and eight million cubic metres of tailings/materials into

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/19/Imperial-Metals-Gold-Exploration-Despite-Indigenous-Objections/?utm_source=mastodon

#BCPoli #UNDRIP #BC #mining #environment

"#BillC5 is a reiteration of the #racist ideologies that created so much harm to #IndigenousPeoples and Mother Earth through land dispossession and attacks on our teachings, languages and governance." This is #Canada led by the #CarneyCons . https://davidsuzuki.org/story/regression-bill-c-5/

#UNDRIP #cdnpoli #settlerColonialism #climateChange #denialism #CorporateCapture

Chief Sheldon Sunshine writes to Prime Minister Mark Carney about the draft cooperation agreement giving Alberta more responsibility for impact assessments.

In a “turnabout is fair play” move, he gives Carney until March 19 to respond.

The public (including First Nations) were given a deadline of March 27 to respond to the draft agreement.

“Canada’s proposal to defer to Alberta’s basically non-existent environmental impact assessment and rubber stamp regulatory review processes will have disastrous implications, and will be antithetical to the regulatory certainty your Government seeks…”

#ableg #cdnpoli #environment #Alberta #Indigenous #UNDRIP #FirstNations #elbowsup #wondervalleyAB #AIDatacentres #AIDataCenters

https://open.substack.com/pub/jodymacpherson/p/sturgeon-lake-cree-nation-writes?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

This is WRONG headed on several levels! https://thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narrows-ontario-mine-permit/

#FreeGrassy #onpoli #colonialism #mining #IndigenousRights #UNDRIP #cdnpoli

“This decision puts our river, our homelands, and our Treaty rights at risk. We will not allow #mining companies or governments to decide the future of the Ring of Fire without us.” https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/news/ring-of-fire-mine-project-assessments?nih=5R7c1Jp8vEqqCRhTFxdSpuPbuGcu6cvJEkp2Gf2U8xc

#cdnpoli #onpoli #IndigenousRights #UNDRIP #HumanRights #NeverTrustLiberals #NeverVoteConservative

Pipelines vs. Promises: The Reality of B.C.’s LNG Boom
by Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
https://skeenawatershed.com/pipelines-vs-promises/

#BCPoli #LNG #pipelines #ClimateCrisis #UNDRIP