Tell RBC executives to stop financing the Coastal GasLink pipeline

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For years, Coastal GasLink – a pipeline that would transport fracked gas from northeast BC to Pacific transport ships – has been opposed by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs on their traditional land.

Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have been recognized by the Canadian and BC governments as having rights on the Yintah (traditional land). Yet they still face heavily militarized RCMP officers with machine guns and sniper rifles who violently arrested land defenders, elders, and journalists.

This conflict is being directly fuelled by Bay Street banks like RBC.

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respect Indigenous rights and cancel Coastal GasLink

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Neil

McLaughlin

Group Head, RBC Personal & Commercial Banking

Mr.

Derek

Neldner

Group Head, RBC Capital Markets

Dear {contact_data~title}{contact_data~lastName},

I am writing to demand that RBC stop financing all controversial fossil fuel projects – including the Coastal GasLink (CGL) Pipeline.

Recently, at the behest of TC Energy (the builder of Coastal GasLink), RCMP officers, including men with machine guns and sniper rifles, arrested several Indigenous land defenders acting in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Also arrested were two accredited journalists.

The controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline was first conceived of in 2012. Since then, the world has changed significantly. Not only did the Canadian government sign onto the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but Canada and British Columbia signed an agreement confirming the rights of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs over their traditional land, including the land contested by CGL.

In addition, the climate crisis is only getting more urgent, as this summer and fall's extreme weather events in BC have made abundantly clear. We can't afford to build any new oil, gas or coal projects - the human and financial costs are just way too high. What's more, the cost of developing solar and wind energy is now lower than all other forms of energy, including fracked gas.

For both ethical and financial reasons, RBC must end its financial support for the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and respect the wishes of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs.

Respectfully,

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Tell RBC executives to stop financing the Coastal GasLink pipeline

Use this tool to send a message directly to RBC executives. Tell them to stop profiting from the violation of Indigenous rights.

Tell RBC's executives: respect Indigenous rights and cancel Coastal GasLink

PERSONALIZE YOUR MESSAGE

Tell RBC's executives:
respect Indigenous rights and cancel Coastal GasLink