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sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says a $2.5-million payment to Indigenous communities that take an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline is about making up for delays in an agreement that is long overdue.
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that → say → agreement
Champagne confirmed the proposed payments Tuesday following a report in the Globe and Mail, while dismissing any suggestion that they were meant as bribes to the communities.
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they → confirm → communities
The government first suggested Indigenous communities would have an equity stake in the pipeline when Ottawa purchased it in 2018, and the finance minister said the payment is making up for lost time.
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payment → suggest → time
“In fact, it’s to compensate First Nations,” he said.
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he → ’ → Nations
“The $2.5-million component is really a calculation of what it would mean on average if we had completed the negotiation earlier.
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we → mean → negotiation
The government sent letters to 129 Indigenous communities on the route of the pipeline with the offer to take a 15 per cent equity stake in it.
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government → send → it
Ottawa bought the pipeline in 2018 for $34 billion and expanded it to carry 890,000 barrels per day to an oil tanker terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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Ottawa → buy → Burnaby
Since the expansion went into operation in May 2024, the government has received a total of $2.6 billion in debt repayments and dividends as owner.
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government → go → owner
A government source familiar with the offer, who spoke on background because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the letter offered the $2.5 million to Indigenous communities that agree to take part of the 15 per cent equity stake in the pipeline.
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that → speak → pipeline
It has not yet been decided how much communities will have to pay for the equity stake.
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communities → decide → stake
Champagne said the government is standing true to its word and giving Indigenous communities an opportunity to invest in a major project.
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government → say → project
“I would say it’s a very meaningful offer.
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it → say → ?
You’re talking about an existing asset which has been de-risked very much in line with market practice,” he said.
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he → talk → practice
The Star reached out to several B.C. Indigenous leaders on Tuesday, but none of them wanted to speak about the government’s proposal.
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none → reach → proposal
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said she would defer to B.C. leaders on whether the proposal works for their communities.
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proposal → say → communities
“I look forward to hearing more from them and their thoughts on that proposal that they have before their communities, but I’m sure they’re going to make the right decision,” she said.
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she → look → decision
Several major energy projects have now moved ahead with major equity stakes taken by First Nations.
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projects → move → Nations
In June, seven First Nations took a $700-million equity stake in the Darlington nuclear project in Ontario, backed by federal and provincial loans.
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Nations → take → loans
The Coastal Gas Link Pipeline and the LNG Canada export terminal have also taken on equity partnerships with First Nations that are impacted by those projects.
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that → take → projects
When the Trudeau government purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline, it suggested it would eventually sell it.
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it → purchase → it
On Tuesday, Champagne suggested that may no longer be the case.
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that → suggest → Tuesday
“We need to think about the framework we have with respect to public assets,” he said.
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he → need → assets
The government is currently evaluating a proposed West Coast pipeline for possible designation as a project in the national interest.
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government → evaluate → interest
Its current ownership structure is a split between the Alberta and federal governments, with a 10 per cent stake for the Pembina Pipeline corporation, but the government has said it would seek an Indigenous equity stake for that project as well.
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it → say → project
The proposed pipeline would largely follow the existing TMX right of way, but end south of Vancouver instead near the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project.
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pipeline → propose → project
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