The group, which represents eight First Nations on the north and central coast of B.C., said no matter what pipeline deal Ottawa and Alberta sign, it won’t override the inherent rights to their land. The group says it has received no communication from the federal government, and has been met with a “wall of silence.” (The Logic)

Talking point: Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to reveal a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on Thursday that would create what he calls the “necessary conditions” for a new pipeline. However, he said the B.C. government and First Nations rights holders would have to agree before that pipeline becomes a reality. The Coastal First Nations group already denounced rumoured plans to provide an exemption to the federal ban on tankers on the province’s northwest coast as part of the deal between Ottawa and Alberta, and earlier this month signed a joint statement with B.C.’s provincial government calling for Ottawa to uphold the ban.