shockedcanadian
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This is what happens when you place others nations before your own and then bend the knee to foreign influence (something your intel/police agencies should learn about when dealing with Canada for instance...). A secret deal with a Dutch company keeping Canada poorer.
China is going to win because they have so many under their wing. Ironic to hear the E.U NOW talk about Trump tariffs helping China when Germany, France and the whole bunch wouldn't dare betray China. Only now they care because their auto markets have been flooded and their economies exploited. China is much smart than they are.
nationalpost.com
The claim is that in 2015, the PRPA gave Vopak a complete export monopoly for propane off Canadaās west coast for decades and then kept the terms of the deal secret, even from the federal transport minister, until 2023.
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The REEF project started consultations with First Nations in 2018, including with the Coast Tsimshian. Mutual-benefit agreements were signed, including Indigenous participation throughout the Prince Rupert Gateway. The PRPA says that 37 per cent of the people it either directly employs, or support port operations, are Indigenous.
But, crucially, the First Nations say it was not revealed that the PRPA had entered into an exclusive agreement with Vopak that would prevent others from entering the propane export business.
The broad terms of the āsecret dealā only emerged when the Coast Tsimshian saw the potential of the propane business and tried to break into the export market.
The Crown had previously recognized the Coast Tsimshianās rights and title and granted it a 10 per cent equity stake in the company that bought the old Ridley coal terminals in 2019.
The resulting company, Trigon Pacific Terminals, submitted a proposal to the PRPA to build a second terminal and it was only when the proposal was refused that the outline of the deal with Vopak was revealed, according to the Coast Tsimshian.
They say they would never have given their approval for the REEF project, had they known it was going to backfire on their own commercial interests.
āAt the time we consulted on the REEF project, we did not know that we were consenting to a project that included a secret provision that will restrict our future use of our traditional territory,ā Nelson said. āThe PRPAās Crown consultations were clearly conducted in bad faith.ā
Nelson said in his letter to Anand that the port authority failed to disclose the terms of the monopoly agreement, āin contravention of the honour of the Crownā.
The Coast Tsimshian have been strong supporters of development at Prince Rupert.
Nelson said Trigonās partnership with the federal government is an example of how to achieve economic growth while advancing reconciliation. But, he warned, āall that is now in perilā.
āThe PRPA has compounded its unlawful conduct by refusing to allow Trigon to proceed with its project,ā he said. āIn doing so, the PRPA is betraying inherent Indigenous rights, the Alberta energy industry and the economic interests of Canadaā.
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Nelson said that Alberta energy producers seeking to expand overseas will now face an arbitrary cap on the volumes they can ship. They will clearly face the likelihood of receiving lower prices if there is only one buyer. PRPA has gifted Vopak-AltaGas a potentially lucrative export monopoly.
It is a prospect that has alarmed Alberta. One high-level source inside the UCP provincial government said theyāre concerned. āIf the port management misled the Indigenous groups, that is not helpful,ā the source said.
China is going to win because they have so many under their wing. Ironic to hear the E.U NOW talk about Trump tariffs helping China when Germany, France and the whole bunch wouldn't dare betray China. Only now they care because their auto markets have been flooded and their economies exploited. China is much smart than they are.
John Ivison: An allegedly secret foreign deal limiting Canadian propane exports could leave us all poorer
First Nations claim betrayal, bad-faith bargaining and a propane monopoly that lets a foreign company cap Canada's export potential
nationalpost.com
Nelson said the port authority and Vopak āconspired to keep this monopoly agreement secret for yearsā when it carried out consultations with First Nations on the REEF project.
The claim is that in 2015, the PRPA gave Vopak a complete export monopoly for propane off Canadaās west coast for decades and then kept the terms of the deal secret, even from the federal transport minister, until 2023.
Article content
The REEF project started consultations with First Nations in 2018, including with the Coast Tsimshian. Mutual-benefit agreements were signed, including Indigenous participation throughout the Prince Rupert Gateway. The PRPA says that 37 per cent of the people it either directly employs, or support port operations, are Indigenous.
But, crucially, the First Nations say it was not revealed that the PRPA had entered into an exclusive agreement with Vopak that would prevent others from entering the propane export business.
The broad terms of the āsecret dealā only emerged when the Coast Tsimshian saw the potential of the propane business and tried to break into the export market.
The Crown had previously recognized the Coast Tsimshianās rights and title and granted it a 10 per cent equity stake in the company that bought the old Ridley coal terminals in 2019.
The resulting company, Trigon Pacific Terminals, submitted a proposal to the PRPA to build a second terminal and it was only when the proposal was refused that the outline of the deal with Vopak was revealed, according to the Coast Tsimshian.
They say they would never have given their approval for the REEF project, had they known it was going to backfire on their own commercial interests.
āAt the time we consulted on the REEF project, we did not know that we were consenting to a project that included a secret provision that will restrict our future use of our traditional territory,ā Nelson said. āThe PRPAās Crown consultations were clearly conducted in bad faith.ā
Nelson said in his letter to Anand that the port authority failed to disclose the terms of the monopoly agreement, āin contravention of the honour of the Crownā.
The Coast Tsimshian have been strong supporters of development at Prince Rupert.
Nelson said Trigonās partnership with the federal government is an example of how to achieve economic growth while advancing reconciliation. But, he warned, āall that is now in perilā.
āThe PRPA has compounded its unlawful conduct by refusing to allow Trigon to proceed with its project,ā he said. āIn doing so, the PRPA is betraying inherent Indigenous rights, the Alberta energy industry and the economic interests of Canadaā.
Article content
Nelson said that Alberta energy producers seeking to expand overseas will now face an arbitrary cap on the volumes they can ship. They will clearly face the likelihood of receiving lower prices if there is only one buyer. PRPA has gifted Vopak-AltaGas a potentially lucrative export monopoly.
It is a prospect that has alarmed Alberta. One high-level source inside the UCP provincial government said theyāre concerned. āIf the port management misled the Indigenous groups, that is not helpful,ā the source said.
