This is a news compilation setting the record straight on the day’s top stories about the oil and gas industry.
News Headline:
Trans Mountain not a silver bullet, but a means to an end: Project Reconciliation chair
The Facts:
Pipelines are a means of economic reconciliation.
- Groups like the National Coalition of Chiefs see pipelines as a means to prosperity and to combat on-reserve poverty.
https://coalitionofchiefs.ca/about/ - 57 First Nations produce oil or gas on their reserve lands, bringing employment and benefits to their homes.
https://www.pgic-iogc.gc.ca/eng/1550764139040/1550764185444#ch2a
News Headline:
David Staples: Who does the heavy lifting on Indigenous reconciliation? Oil companies like Syncrude, for one.
The Facts:
Oil and gas companies are helping with economic reconciliation.
- Companies like Suncor have done over $5 billion in trade with Indigenous businesses.
https://sustainability.suncor.com/en/social-responsibility/partnering-with-indigenous-businesses - About 6% of the oil and gas workforce self identify as Indigenous, which is double the Canadian average for Indigenous employment.
https://www.capp.ca/media/news-releases/canadas-oil-and-natural-gas-industry-and-indigenous-peoples
