Canada's New Energy Agenda Meets Resistance From First Nations

It’s a quintessentially Canadian story. As other countries build infrastructure to support their burgeoning economies and the transition to clean energy, Canada’s push to “go big” on major energy and mining projects is being held up by local First Nations who claim that Bill C-5 violates their constitutional rights.  Also known as the “one Canadian economy act” because it aims to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, C-5 was recently passed by the House of Commons and the Senate. It became law on June 26th. …