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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I'm talking about the First Nations people, and their outright stance of rejection for the pipeline, and their outright refusal to accept its' construction.
And there you are, it will never happen, because these people have constitutional rights that must be adhered to, and no government will be able to overrule these rights to title, and if they do it will be in the Supreme court faster than you can blink and then consequently rejected or else be in direct violation of the Canadian constitution.
That's why it really is irrelevant what a government (or company, so long as there are key stakeholders like First Nations opposing the plan) wants to do. At this point at least.
The First Nations all approved the PTP line. Not the Northern Gateway.
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OH, that's what you meant by "sway the bands" lol. I didn't even clue in to that, my apologies.
Still, it was my understanding that the aboriginal reserves can't legally block the pipeline. Here is an article from The Globe and Mail by Tom Flanagan:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/comme...article547673/
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But and this is a crucial point for Northern Gateway first nations do not have a veto. The court was very clear in Delgamuukw that the building of infrastructure
can justify the infringement of aboriginal title. Consultation, accommodation, compensation? Yes. Veto? No.
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