OTTAWA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Assembly of First Nations (AFN) chiefs on Tuesday passed a unanimous emergency resolution demanding the withdrawal of a new oil pipeline deal between the Canadian federal government and the Canadian province of Alberta, local media reported.
The resolution, passed on the first day of the AFN's annual December three-day meeting in Ottawa, also affirmed support for the continuation of a federal ban on oil tanker traffic in northern British Columbia waters.
