'A northwest tidewater bitumen pipeline is the answer to being able to increase our production or increase our economic activity,' said Dale Swampy, chief executive of the National Coalition of Chiefs

A First Nations group that’s in favour of oil and gas development is pushing for a new pipeline similar to Northern Gateway, an ill-fated project opposed by many Indigenous communities.

Dale Swampy, chief executive of the National Coalition of Chiefs, said an oil pipeline to the northern coast of British Columbia — a project he called “Northern Gateway 2.0.” — would lift up Indigenous groups and help them alleviate poverty.

“A northwest tidewater bitumen pipeline is the answer to being able to increase our production or increase our economic activity,” Swampy said in an interview.

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