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B.C. First Nations launch legal challenges over Pacific Link pipeline decision

Original: B.C. First Nations file legal challenges to feds’ Pacific Link pipeline decision https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalne

First Nations in British Columbia have filed legal challenges against the federal government's decision on the Pacific Link pipeline. The court actions contest the approval process and its implications for Indigenous rights and lands in the province. The move escalates a long-running dispute over resource development in B.C. and sets up a legal test of Ottawa's consultation duties with First Nations.

Why now: The filing of court challenges immediately after the federal pipeline decision makes it a fresh and contentious development in the Indigenous rights and environment debate.

First NationsPacific Link pipelineGovernment of CanadaBritish ColumbiaGlobal News

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• B.C. First Nations file legal challenges to feds’ Pacific Link pipeline decision https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalne ws.ca/news/12130609/bc-first-nations-file-challenges-pacific-link-pipeline-decision/ · globalnews.ca@web.brid.gy · 2

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