Leader Jason Kenney has promised his United Conservatives will help Indigenous communities invest in resource projects, including pipelines, by creating a new $1-billion Crown corporation
Premier-designate Jason Kenney addresses the United Conservative caucus in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday, April 26, 2019. Mr. Kenney’s swearing-in is planned for April 30.A number of Alberta First Nations are hopeful Jason Kenney’s election victory means that increased Indigenous ownership of pipelines will become reality, but that anticipation is being restrained by concerns about how much help the new premier-designate will provide.
A First Nations-led group is putting together a bid to buy 51 per cent of Ottawa’s Trans Mountain pipeline, The Globe and Mail reported in March. All First Nations from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia are being invited to join the $6.8-billion plan. The group hopes to get construction started on the expanded pipeline by giving Indigenous communities a financial stake in the project.
Mr. Kenney’s proposed Aboriginal Opportunities Corporation could eventually provide technical and financial support to Indigenous communities looking to invest in either proposal. Mr. Kenney, who spoke with The Globe before his election win, said the Crown corporation proposal is a “key moment” for Alberta. He said the plan follows a change of opinions among Alberta’s conservatives, who may not have considered a partnership with First Nations even five years ago.
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