Coastal GasLink dispute rooted in conflicts over title, governance: legal experts

By Ian Burns ( March 10, 2020, 12:01 PM EDT) -- The dispute over a natural gas pipeline through the traditional territory of a B.C. First Nation has garnered almost daily headlines both in Canada and abroad. But legal experts note the conflict goes far beyond any adverse environmental effects the project may have, and strikes at the very heart of long-simmering issues between Canada and Indigenous people — who actually has title over the land, and who actually speaks for First Nations....
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