Tonight's news has revealed that there are 5 major court decisions pending   
   with regards the expansion of Kinder Morgan into Burnaby and tankers on the   
   west coast.   
      
   The most important one is the one filed by indigenous groups that claims that   
   the federal government failed in their "duty to consult" before the NEB gave   
   approval to the expansion.     
      
   How important is this?  Well, there is already a precedent case that ruled in   
   favour of an indigenous challenge - and they won - and the pipeline was   
   cancelled.   
      
   And that decision is due anytime from the Federal Court of Appeal.  And we   
   hope it has the same effect on Kinder Morgan as it did on the Northern Gateway   
   pipeline.   
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   See you in court, Kinder Morgan September 14, 2017   
      
   On October 2, 2017 – in just over two weeks – the Federal Court of Appeal   
   (FCA) is scheduled to start the longest hearing in its history, for the   
   consolidated challenges to the National Energy Board (NEB) and Federal Cabinet   
   approval of Kinder Morganâ   
   €™s Trans Mountain Project. The current record-holder for longest FCA hearing   
   is Gitxaala vs. Canada, also known as the case that killed Enbridge Northern   
   Gateway. That case was heard almost exactly two years prior to the Kinder   
   Morgan hearings.   
      
   In a refreshing moment of (legally required) honesty, Kinder Morgan   
   acknowledged the risks associated with the FCA case and others when it stated   
   in its May 25, 2017 prospectus:   
      
       In the event that an applicant is successful at the Federal Court of   
   Appeal, among other things, the NEB recommendation or Governor in Council’s   
   approval may be quashed, permits may be revoked, the Trans Mountain Expansion   
   Project may be subject to    
   additional significant regulatory reviews, there may be significant changes to   
   the Trans Mountain Expansion Project plans, further obligations or   
   restrictions may be imposed or the Trans Mountain Expansion Project may be   
   stopped altogether. (at p.29,    
   emphasis added)   
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   The duty to consult   
      
   When the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Squamish Nation, Coldwater Indian Band, Upper   
   Nicola Band, Stk’emlupsemc Te Secwepemc and Sto:lo applicants appeared in   
   court last October, they argued that the government failed to properly consult   
   with their individual    
   nations before approving the expansion.   
      
   It is an argument that has proven deadly to past projects.   
      
   In 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the government had failed to   
   properly consult First Nations affected by the Northern Gateway pipeline,   
   effectively shutting the door on that project.   
      
   When it comes to Kinder Morgan’s current project, Our Sacred Trust, a   
   Tsleil-Waututh Nation initiative aimed at stopping the expansion, says on its   
   website, “Extracting oil from the ground and transporting it to market via   
   pipelines is impossible    
   without consulting First Nations whose lands are affected.â€�   
      
   https://www.ecojustice.ca/indigenous-peoples-leading-charge-against-km/   
   _________________________   
      
   Good luck to them, to all British Columbians who put environment and health   
   over profit and wealth, and to our future as a beautiful province that depends   
   on a beautiful coastline.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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