Duty to consult doesn’t equal a First Nations veto over energy, resource projects: NB Premier
New Brunswick was the scene of intense anti-fracking demonstrations
Consultation
PM Trudeau tasks Bennett with leading renewal of relationship between Canada, Indigenous peoples
Bennett expected to also help establish inquiry, enhance consultation and lift 2 per cent cap
Yukon Appeal Court rules government failed treaty obligations on Peel River development
Court ruling seen as partial victory
Maliseet clan mother: This is our territory and we’re not going to let anybody destroy it
APTN National News Complaints over consultation don’t appear to be slowing down major energy projects…
No money in federal budget to improve consultation with First Nations on natural resource development
Harper government promised in previous budget to deal with consultation
Local residents still struggling with aftermath of Mount Polley spill
It has been a little over two months since a tailings pond in British Columbia spilled millions of litres of waste water and sludge into nearby waterways.
Tlicho government takes Ottawa to court in battle over consultation, natural resources
The Northwest Territories sits on one of the largest untapped oil and gas reserves in the world and getting at those resources has never been easier thanks to new legislation passed by Ottawa.
Aboriginal Affairs faces “high risk” it can’t manage expectations on consultations: documents
The federal department of Aboriginal Affairs says faces a “high risk” it may not be able to manage expectations around consultation, internal documents show.
Athabasca Fort Chipewyan FN hopes constitutional challenge on Shell project sets precedent
The Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation has filed a constitutional challenge against a Shell Oil project in the tar sands region of northern Alberta.