Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks

The Canadian Press: Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett says she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government’s pipeline talks with Alberta.

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“We have not deviated from that position (on a moratorium) at all … We made it clear to Prime Minister Carney that we would always support the oil tanker moratorium, and we called on him to support it to protect — to grow — our sustainable economy,” Slett said.

Slett criticized the federal government and the Alberta government for failing to consult with First Nations before signing that agreement last year…

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