Vancouver, BC, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories

Prime Minister Trudeau today announced the federal cabinet’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project, following a second round of consultations and a National Energy Board reconsideration.

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation recently engaged in a renewed consultation process with the federal government, following the 2018 Federal Court of Appeal ruling that found Canada had not meaningfully consulted First Nations during the first round of engagement.

Tsleil-Waututh is working hard to restore the health of the Inlet to a state where we can once again harvest healthy, wild, marine food.

And after years of this restoration effort, in 2017 we conducted our first clam harvest in over 45 years.

Orcas too have returned to the Inlet for the first time in decades.

Regardless of who owns this proposed pipeline and tanker project, our Federal Court of Appeal case remains the same. In the near future, we believe the court will uphold our challenge that consultation was inadequate and the project review failed to address the adverse effects of marine shipping.
 
In the meantime, we will continue to uphold our sacred responsibility to steward our territory for the benefit of future generations.