In Whose Interest? Understanding endangered species, major projects, and their legality.

Understanding endangered species, major projects, and their legality. The rapid-fire West Coast pipeline and Roberts Bank Terminal 2 announcements, along with the sweeping changes to law and environmental regulations, have all happened so fast, with little time to sort through all the information and make sense of it. The current push to fast-track and streamline extractive projects is in line with a long history of government support for extractive activities. But this time feels different. This webinar discusses this new landscape, and what these developments mean for Indigenous rights, environmental protections, and democratic decision-making. Featuring a panel of experts, we examine why and how governments are advancing major extractive projects in this new legal and political environment, and, importantly, discuss ways communities can respond and take action. Speakers: Georgia Lloyd-Smith is a staff lawyer and Marine Program Lead at West Coast Environmental Law. Dr. Rosemary Collard and Dr. Jess Dempsey are economic geographers and political ecologists at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia respectively. Jaid Baird is a campaigner with Georgia Strait Alliance.