In case their unequivocal message hasn't been received, British Columbia's First Nations are in Calgary this week to make it clear to the board of directors of Enbridge Inc., Enbridge's annual meeting of shareholders and members of the broader oil community that the proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gateway pipeline is not going forward. 

It will be a difficult message to accept. The pipeline between the oil sands in Alberta and Kitimat on the northern coast of B.C. is a big plank in the oil-and-gas industry's strategy to develop a new market for its products in Asia, a major part of Enbridge's growth strategy, a key piece of strategic infrastructure for all of Canada, and a major job creator for Western Canada.