Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks, Gitxsan hereditary leader Gwii Lok’im Gibuu (Jesse Stoeppler) from the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Women’s Representative Katisha Paul spoke this afternoon outside Export Development Canada (EDC) in Ottawa to reject public dollars being spent on the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal and LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion.
The megaprojects
The Ksi Lisims LNG terminal would be fed by the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline that would be built on Gitanyow and Gitxsan territories. The project would also be powered by the North Coast Transmission Line. Construction on the transmission line megaproject is expected to begin this year.
LNG Canada Phase 2 would involve the construction of additional compressor stations on Wet’suwet’en territory to increase the flow of the existing TC Energy Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline.
EDC financing
Export Development Canada is a Crown corporation that provides loans, secures financing, and more.
In May 2020, the Toronto Star reported: “[Export Development Canada] will lend up to $500 million to build the Coastal GasLink, a natural gas pipeline that sparked a national protest movement and reckoning over the Liberal administration’s commitment to Indigenous reconciliation.”
Then in July 2023, the National Observer reported: “According to Export Development Canada … Coastal Gaslink was [also] given between $100 million and $200 million worth of project financing to help it export gas.”
Carney recommends fast-tracking
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in September 2025 that he had recommended LNG Canada Phase 2 to the Major Projects Office (MPO) for fast-tracking. In November 2025 Carney added Ksi Lisims to his list of major projects of “national interest” to be considered for fast-tracking by the Major Projects Office.
In January 2026, The Globe and Mail reported that “Ksi Lisims is expected to make a final investment decision in 2026” while “industry analysts expect LNG Canada to make a final investment decision by the end of 2026 on whether to proceed with Phase 2.”
Indigenous opposition
Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan leaders have been clear in their opposition to the construction of compressor stations on their territory that would come with the LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion. The Wet’suwet’en experienced militarized raids by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) in January 2019, February 2020 and November 2021.
The Gitanyow have also been firm in their opposition to the PRGT pipeline being built on their lands to feed the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal.
In November 2025, Gitanyow Hereditary Chief Watahayetsxw (Deborah Good) vowed to establish another blockade after Prime Minister Carney announced his support for the Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal.
Accompaniment
Peace Brigades International-Canada visited Wet’suwet’en, Gitxsan and Gitanyow territories in November 2021, June 2025 and October 2025.
We remain attentive to the final investment decisions on LNG Canada Phase 2 and Ksi Lisims, as well as construction of the PRGT pipeline and the North Coast Transmission Line, and the safety of the Indigenous land and environmental defenders exercising their rights to oppose these megaprojects on their territories.
We also remain ready to return to the territories if the safety of land and environmental defenders is put at risk by the deployment of the RCMP Critical Response Unit-British Columbia (CRU-BC).
