In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli

B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...

My take on the federal government's plans for the region I've gratefully called home for the past 20 years.

The prime minister promises he’ll solve climate change … right after he gets a new pipeline built. @balkissoon.bsky.social asks: haven’t we heard that one before?

I spend way more time digging through mountains of documents & swimming through rivers of misinformation than I’m actually out in the mountains and on the rivers — but I do that too, because it’s important. People make all of it possible and for that I am forever grateful. If you can, join us!

Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife across Canada. How big of a problem is it? @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social explains what the data does — and doesn’t — tell us. #wildlife

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...

In case you were wondering what all this LNG the premier and prime minister are talking about actually looks like, we’ve got you covered.

As the federal government signals support for LNG exports, residents of Kitimat, B.C., live alongside Canada’s first major liquefaction facility — and its flaring activities. Latest by @writermjs.bsky.social and photographer Marty Clemens thenarwhal.ca/kitimat-lng-... #bcpoli

In Terrace yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition to the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, which has been added to a list of projects the feds plan to expedite. My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

Are Mark Carney’s nation-building projects really on the fast-track — or just the fake-track? @meyer.bsky.social sorts hype from reality in today’s newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-c...

The day pipeline security followed reporter @writermjs.bsky.social — and what he’s learned since about CSIS — has him asking a lot of questions. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...

As the CDN prime minister designates select projects like Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada in the "national interest," the companies behind them continue to form deep ties with Canada's spy agency and other federal law enforcement. Here's a look at why this matters. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...

The @thenarwhal.ca doing its thing -- great journalism.

Reporter @writermjs.bsky.social would love to talk to anyone else who has received an offer like this from LNG Canada or another fossil fuel company, or has any interesting tips at all! You can talk to him anonymously on Signal at writermjs.08 , or email us at [email protected] .

Latest from me about how a consortium of companies led by Shell offered at least one community member money as long as they agreed not to raise concerns with "members of the media, the [BC Energy Regulator] or the District of Kitimat."

LNG Canada offered thousands of dollars to a Kitimat, B.C., resident to temporarily “relocate” due to flaring and noise from the company's gas liquefaction and export facility. The resident would also have to agree not to bring future legal claims about property damage. thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-k...

Latest from me about how a consortium of companies led by Shell offered at least one community member money as long as they agreed not to raise concerns with "members of the media, the [BC Energy Regulator] or the District of Kitimat."

Honoured to receive recognition from the Jack Webster Foundation this evening for this story about Indigenous fire stewardship penned last year. May it spread the word further and lift up those working in this space. thenarwhal.ca/gitanyow-cul...

Are anxieties about increased recognition of Indigenous Rights really about public access? Reporting by The Narwhal suggests some of the loudest voices might have other priorities in mind. Our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-b...

A huge chunk of corporations’ greenhouse gas output are arm’s-length emissions that Canadian reporting rules currently ignore. Here's a guide to Scope 3 emissions — which won't shrink even if all of our carbon capture dreams come true. thenarwhal.ca/scope-3-emis...

This is an important story - reaction from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social includes a TLDR backgrounder on the ATIP documents: www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...

Canada's spy agency now shares intelligence with corporations thanks to a behind-the-scenes push from a major pipeline company Done with @writermjs.bsky.social and the amazing folks at @thenarwhal.ca theijf.org/tce-csis-lob...

TC Energy pushed CSIS to create an intel-sharing group including the spy agency, RCMP and corporations worth more than $500 million. Former CSIS director David Vigneault, a "dear friend" of Business Council of Canada president, appeared to support the idea. New from me and @zakvescera.bsky.social

Documents reveal TC Energy pressured Canada for ‘private, high-level’ access to spy agency intelligence, a move critics worry could chill legitimate protest. via @writermjs.bsky.social and @zakvescera.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-cs...

Big day for energy policy in BC! This story has the broad strokes of what the government is proposing and some initial reaction Many of the incoming changes aren't actually in Bill 31, including the order to the BC Utilities Commission and the new allocation framework #bcpoli

Land defenders who opposed CGL pipeline avoid jail time as judge acknowledges ‘legacy of colonization’ Reprinted from @thetyee.ca indiginews.com/news/land-de...

A BC Supreme Court judge has strong words for BC and Canada — and their failure to settle outstanding land claims with the Wet’suwet’en — as he suspended the sentences of three land defenders Friday. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Autumn afternoon on Wet’suwet’en lands

Fracking's Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC A report today from @stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024, Ben Parfitt reports for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

My latest for @thenarwhal.ca takes a look at community level life with Canada’s first major LNG export plant.

Ksi Lisims LNG was pitched as a net-zero project. But the B.C. government’s approval says it will likely burn natural gas for years, causing “significant adverse effects” on emissions. Critics warn the project undermines the province’s climate goals. thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-l...

This project and the associated PRGT pipeline are set to bring major changes to northern B.C., including more conflict. The pipeline crosses numerous First Nations territories, including Gitxsan and Gitanyow. As @thenarwhal.ca’s northwest reporter, I’ll be paying close attention as it all unfolds.

B.C. just approved one of its largest LNG projects yet. Ksi Lisims LNG will ship 12M tonnes of gas a year overseas. Ministers say it will benefit the Nisg̱a’a Nation — but also admit it will worsen greenhouse gas emissions. #bcpoli

Internal documents show BC Energy Regulator inspectors lack training to manage long-term contamination issues, raising questions about oversight across the province as LNG booms. Latest by @writermjs.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-re...

A small gold mine has quietly opened near Smithers, B.C., in a popular backcountry area, raising questions about how little notice the project received — even as it promises minimal surface impact and new jobs for the community. Latest via @writermjs.bsky.social. thenarwhal.ca/dome-mountai...

B.C. has completed its environmental assessment of the Ksi Lisims LNG proposal and declined additional dispute resolution with neighbouring First Nations. The decision whether to approve the project will be made by early September, @writermjs.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-l...

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

All of the promises around B.C.’s nascent liquefied natural gas, or LNG, industry are big, reporter @writermjs.bsky.social writes. But what does it actually mean for the Canadian economy? And for your gas bills? He asked an expert to explain: thenarwhal.ca/canadian-lng...

Last week, we asked our readers to chip in $60,000 to cover some of the costs of our press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP. Never in our wildest dreams did we think more than 1,500 of you would step up, pitching in a total of … 🥁🥁🥁 … $140,000! 🎉

“We’re seeing this big push towards LNG expansion to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the United States, but these are multi-billion dollar and multi-decade projects … Investing in LNG as a supposed transition fuel in the meantime would be a long, costly detour.” More at @thenarwhal.ca

B.C. town ‘built by industry’ adjusts to life with LNG: my latest from The Narwhal on how the northwest is changing. thenarwhal.ca/kitimat-lng-...

On contradictions and an argument in favour of confusion aspenmag.ca?p=127

Tree planting is a microcosm of broader society — sexual violence is everywhere. And the culture and situational factors at play in the industry, where remoteness and isolation crash into a work hard, play hard atmosphere, increases the risk of assault, especially for young women. Read with care.

Tree-planting puts a young workforce in remote camps for weeks or months at a time. From bush parties to much-anticipated days off, it’s an environment that can foster sexual violence — a difficult truth the industry is now facing, @writermjs.bsky.social reports thenarwhal.ca/tree-plantin...

SCOOP: One of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies needed to decommission thousands of pipelines. It failed to deliver, and the BC Energy Regulator didn’t levy any financial penalties, docs show. VIA @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social with @theijf.org thenarwhal.ca/bc-energy-re...

From Canada’s Bill C-5 to B.C.’s Bill 15 and Ontario’s Bill 5, new laws to fast-track major projects are suddenly popular with Canadian politicians. Why are they in such a rush? And what do we risk by building big things fast? via @sobittersosweet.bsky.social #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/thenarwhal-c...