# Indigenous consultation, environmental concerns loom over Pacific Link pipeline

https://mins.news/en/video/82663

- CBC News, 2026-10-01 23:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-RzW2Zsvn4

> Alberta’s West Coast pipeline was designated a project of national interest on Thursday as the Assembly of First Nations and climate researchers warned against it. Power & Politics spoke with National Coalition of Chiefs president and CEO Dale Swampy and Canadian Climate Institute president Rick Smith.

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