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“We must always be vigilant in…ensuring that our peoples’ rights are always observed in any planning, any development that is proposed within that territory.” — Frank Mckay, chair and CEO for Windigo First Nations Council

Fort Chipewyan Métis “at the mercy of the decisions of Alberta’s policy makers who are willing to sacrifice northeastern Alberta.” —Carmen Wells

“…for First Nations, food is not just about nutrition, but more importantly about culture, about the sacredness of food…” — Victor Odele, senior research and policy analyst for environmental health at the Assembly of First Nations

“Canada has been very evasive, unresponsive, to various attempts of negotiation.” —Doran Ritchie, Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment Office Resources Manager

“Tribes in the U.S. and Canada…have worked for years to decommission Line 5 given the risks a catastrophic oil spill poses to their health, culture and environment.” —from a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council

“This violates the Bilateral Water Management Agreement with Alberta which commits our governments to communicating quickly and transparently about issues which could affect shared waters.” — Shane Thompson in the NWT environment minister

AER employees have a “genuine passion and commitment for the work we do to ensure the industry operates at the high standards that the government expects them to.” — AER CEO Laurie Pushor

“…there’s still some traditional knowledge that we’re waiting for the communities to understand how they would like to share it and make sure that it’s respected and protected…” — Joanne Jacyk, section manager, environmental assessment, Nuclear Waste Management Organization

“It’s horrible that happened. I feel very sad that happened and I place high priority, a high value on those relationships.” — Imperial CEO Brad Corson