First Nations, municipal leaders, conservationists and former BC Liberal leader David Anderson will hold a press conference today denouncing Premier Christy Clark’s stance on Enbridge as “missing the point.”

Clark’s “focus on pipeline money” will be discussed at the conference, which will take place at 500 - 342 Water Street at 10 a.m.

Speakers will include Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Prince Rupert Councillor Jennifer Ricer, World Wildlife Fund’s Pacific Conservation director Linda Nowlan and David Anderson, former BC Liberal leader and federal minister of the environment.

Anderson served as Liberal leader from 1972 – when the party elected five people to the 55 seat Legislature – until his defeat in 1975.

After re-entering politics in 1993 and being elected in the federal riding of Victoria, Anderson was appointed Environment Minister in 1999 by then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien. During his five-year stint in the position, Anderson secured the Canadian ratification of the now-disbanded Kyoto Protocol.