Canada's First Nations vow to continue pipeline push

The fate of the Eagle Spirit Energy Corridor will either be decided in the courts or by the October general election

Canada's indigenous communities are pushing ahead with a second oil export pipeline despite the Trudeau government in late June passing a law that effectively bans crude oil exports from ports in northern British Columbia (BC). The communities' involvement in constructing infrastructure that could unlock Albertan production has resulted in an increasingly ugly spat, pitching environmentalists against advocates of indigenous rights. The Eagle Spirit Energy Corridor (Esec) project—backed by 35 First Nations—envisions an energy corridor of oil and gas pipelines running East to West from northern Alberta to the Prince Rupert area on the northern coast of British Columbia. The project would ultim