The Pathways Alliance carbon capture and storage project is not a transition away from fossil fuels. It is an effort to capture carbon emissions from oilsands production. If Canada and Alberta are going to invest billions of taxpayer dollars and tax incentives to support this industry, it must, at minimum, guarantee respect for First Nations rights, environmental protection and fair benefits for the Nations whose lands and people will bear the risks for generations to come.

On Sept. 11, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the first five projects to be fast-tracked: LNG expansion in B.C., new copper and gold mines, a Montreal port terminal and a small modular reactor in Ontario. Pathways was not included in this first wave but is under active consideration for the second tranche to be ann

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