Ksi Lisims LNG approval in B.C. shows ‘reconciliation nothing more than a slogan’ says Union of BC Indian Chiefs – APTN News
Sep 16, 2025
A controversial LNG project in British Columbia received its environmental assessment certificate from the provincial government Tuesday despite First Nation leaders and environmental groups being “gravely concerned” about its approval.
They say the Ksi Lisims liquid natural gas (LNG) export project (part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to double LNG Canada as a “nation-building” project) ignores the right of Indigenous Peoples to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).
“Rather than being met with partnership, we are given an ultimatum: accept fossil fuel expansion or be pushed aside. LNG Canada is not only a massive source of greenhouse gas emissions but also drives destructive fracking, further threatening our lands, waters, and communities- emissions do not recognize territorial boundaries,” says Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) President, Stewart Phillip in a news release.
