Newsletter: Challenged law benefits LNG, Alliance has new affiliate members, and more – First Nations Natural Gas Alliance
June 8, 2025
Challenged BC law benefits LNG
Two new BC government laws — the Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act, Bill 14, and the Infrastructure Projects Act, Bill 15, ran into opposition from some First Nations groups, and BC municipalities.
Some Indigenous organizations protested lack of advance consultation on the proposed laws. In the end, both bills did pass in the legislature, with the government requiring a tie-breaking vote from the Speaker.
A point that critics miss is that Bill 14 means some benefit for the LNG sector, namely the speeding up of the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL), 450 kilometres of high-voltage power line from Prince George to Terrace.
