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Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation

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Cold Lake First Nations has filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court against Ottawa’s decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans to fast-track the pipeline, aiming to complete reviews and consultations within a year so construction can start in September. Chief Kelsey Jacko of Cold Lake First Nations expressed concern that his community was excluded from consultations despite being located in the oilsands region. The Assembly of First Nations has also raised concerns about insufficient meaningful consultations regarding the pipeline designation.
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Cold Lake First Nations filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court challenging Ottawa’s designation of the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced last week that the pipeline, which would carry one million barrels of oil per day from Bruderheim, Alberta to Roberts Bank, British Columbia, would be fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act with construction set to begin next September. Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko previously told The Canadian Press his community was excluded from consultations on the pipeline designation despite being located in the oilsands region. Additionally, the Assembly of First Nations identified “many red flags” regarding the federal government's approach and its apparent predetermination of outcomes before meaningful consultations with Indigenous communities occurred.

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Alberta British Columbia Federal Court Ottawa The Cold Lake First Nations

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Alberta GPE · 2× Mark Carney PERSON · 2× British Columbia GPE · 1× Cold Lake GPE · 1× Danielle Smith PERSON · 1× Federal Court ORG · 1× First Nations NORP · 1× Kelsey Jacko PERSON · 1× Ottawa ORG · 1× The Cold Lake First Nations ORG · 1×

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The Assembly of First Nations has also identified “many red flags” in the pipeline’s national interest designation and says the federal government appears to be predetermining outcomes and approving projects in advance of meaningful consultations.
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🔮 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced last week the pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would be fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act.
2026-10-08 · The Globe and Mail
Cold Lake First Nations push for judicial review of pipeline designation · assertive framing
2026-10-08 · Global News
Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation · assertive framing

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The Cold Lake First Nations has filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court challenging Ottawa’s decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project in the national interest. asserted
Nations → file → interest
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced last week the pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would be fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act. asserted
pipeline → announce → Act
The goal is to complete the required reviews and consultations over the next year so construction can begin next September. asserted
construction → complete → year
Get breaking National news Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko previously told The Canadian Press his community was left out of consultations for the pipeline designation, despite his community being situated in the oilsands region. asserted
community → get → region
The Assembly of First Nations has also identified “many red flags” in the pipeline’s national interest designation and says the federal government appears to be predetermining outcomes and approving projects in advance of meaningful consultations. asserted
government → identify → consultations
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his major projects agenda would not interfere with Canada’s obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. asserted
agenda → promise → Peoples
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