Court ruling quashes approval of Trans Mountain

Three UBC professors spoke to various media outlets after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Indigenous groups in a case related to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The Canadian Press interviewed public policy professor George Hoberg and law professor Gordon Christie about the role of consultation with First Nations. The CP story appeared on CTV and in the Times Colonist.

Christie also spoke to the Globe and MailVancouver Sun (also in the Calgary Herald) and The Tyee on the same topic. Hoberg was also quoted in article on iPolitics and in Burnaby Now (also in Richmond News and on Vancouver Is Awesome).

Hoberg and political science professor Kathyrn Harrison were quoted in stories on CBC (also on Yahoo) and Huffington Post (also on Yahoo).

Harrison also spoke to Global National about whether there are any concerns about boosting the national economy to the detriment of the environment.