Cold Lake First Nations file an application for judicial review in Federal Court challenging Ottawa’s decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest. The move contests a process that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said would fast-track the Alberta-to-British Columbia pipeline following an announcement last week.
Outlets report the challenge centers on consultation concerns and how the designation is made. The Globe and Mail reports Chief Kelsey Jacko says the community was left out of consultations despite being located in the oilsands region, while other coverage focuses on the legal action itself and the government’s national-interest designation decision. The courts will assess whether the designation process complied with applicable requirements.
