Oil pipelines can be positive for indigenous people. Here's how | Greg McIvor

Canadians haven't heard enough about the positive influence that similar projects have had on many indigenous groups

• Justin Trudeau promised to protect indigenous rights. He lied, again

Like many Canadians, and specifically First Nations, I have been following the news on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion pipeline with interest, and attended a protest in Vancouver back in January 2017. The pipeline expansion is on the ropes. Notwithstanding the government's decision to nationalise it, its future is in serious doubt.

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