FOR AND AGAINSTIndigenous people who support buying Trans Mountain say it offers a rare opportunity to own money-making oil infrastructure. It is discussing options with banks and plans to direct future profits to Alberta indigenous groups that join. At the other end of the pipeline 1,150 kilometers (715 miles) away, British Columbia indigenous communities are digging in for a fight. The government is already promoting Trans Mountain as a means to improve aboriginal lives. British Columbia opposes the pipeline expansion, however, and Environment Minister George Heyman said indigenous ownership would not change its concerns about spills.

Source: National Post July 02, 2019 17:37 UTC