by Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International Canada Expert testimony prepared for the upcoming court hearing concludes that there is an “extremely high probability” that BC Hydro will face major construction delays and further cost overruns – but not because of the Read more…
By Craig Benjamin, AJ Klein and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip A shorter version of this blog was published by the Vancouver Sun on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. The blog is based on a joint paper prepared by the West Moberly Read more…
An appeal for action from Maude Barlow, Alex Neve and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip In just a few days, a B.C. court will begin hearings on one of the most important legal challenges of our time. The court case — Read more…
Call Premier John Horgan through this page. Justice demands halting construction while Treaty rights are before the courts.
Union of BC Indian Chiefs message read out at the event, “Site C: Treaty Power or Power Politics?”, held on July 5th, 2018.
by Rita Wong “If some person were to go into the town of Fort St. John and do reckless and disrespectful damage in a cemetery, it would be completely illegal. Yet, even today we have development that does that: projects Read more…
By Ana Simeon Because Aboriginal and Treaty rights are written into Canada’s Constitution, Indigenous Peoples have won many major legal victories over the years. First Nations’ legal challenges have stopped intrusive projects like the Enbridge pipeline in B.C. and protected Read more…
“Now I’m an adult and I insist that my representatives do not repeat the abuse by flooding Indigenous people off their land.”
“We must do everything in our power to stop it, each one of us in the place where we live, in our communities and workplaces.”
“We need public pressure, but the First Nations courageous court actions are our best hope.”