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Indigenous groups urge halt to West Coast Pipeline

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Kanahus Manuel rallies

Indigenous defender Kanahus Manuel will speak at a rally outside the Canada Investment Summit on Sept 14.
The West Coast Oil Pipeline will transport one million barrels per day across 518 km of unceded Secwepemc territory.
A UN Committee warned Canada and British Columbia of heightened force and criminalization against Secwepemc and Wet’suwet’en defenders.
Indigenous groups have urged Ottawa and Alberta to halt the pipeline, citing climate risks and land-rights violations.

Summary

CPP Investments Hosts Summit

CPP Investments and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board co-host the Canada Investment Summit on Sept. 14-15 to attract $1 trillion.
Over 100 institutional investors from Canada, the U.S., the U.K., France and Australia will attend.
Dutch pension manager Bouwinvest CEO Mark Siezen says a 25 % tax on foreign funds blocks investment, urging equal treatment.
A CPP Investments survey of 65 global investors ranked Canada low because of policy-reversal risk.

History

Historical Context

The 1990 Oka Crisis, a 78-day armed standoff in Quebec, forced the Canadian government to confront Indigenous land-rights claims. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney deployed 1,000 soldiers and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, while the Mohawk community of Kanesatake resisted expansion of a golf course. Today's Canada Investment Summit and the contested West Coast Oil Pipeline echo Oka’s clash, as Secwepemc and Wet’suwet’en activists, like Kanahus Manuel, confront federal investors and the CPP. The Oka precedent spurred the 1995 Supreme Court decision in Delgamuukw, shaping modern treaty negotiations and prompting investors to weigh legal risk alongside climate concerns.

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Kanahus Manuel rallies

Indigenous defender Kanahus Manuel will speak at a rally outside the Canada Investment Summit on Sept 14.
The West Coast Oil Pipeline will transport one million barrels per day across 518 km of unceded Secwepemc territory.
A UN Committee warned Canada and British Columbia of heightened force and criminalization against Secwepemc and Wet’suwet’en defenders.
Indigenous groups have urged Ottawa and Alberta to halt the pipeline, citing climate risks and land-rights violations.

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