Feds Restarting Indigenous Talks Over Pipeline, Won’t Appeal Court Decision

Feds Restarting Indigenous Talks Over Pipeline, Won’t Appeal Court Decision
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi speaks about the government's plan for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2018. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—The federal government will not appeal the court decision that tore up cabinet approval for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and is appointing former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci to oversee a new round of consultations with Indigenous communities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will follow the “blueprint” laid out by the Federal Court of Appeal in August, which said Ottawa had not properly consulted with Indigenous Peoples because it listened without trying to accommodate concerns.