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Originally Posted by rubecube
So you'd be okay with government tearing up contracts for land purchased for the extraction of minerals by private companies, if said extractions proved to have negative effects on the say the collective's environment?
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A net benefit test must include more than just environmental concerns, but if the government determines that it will better serve its citizens by voiding a contract than by honouring it, it should have that right.
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Originally Posted by Daradon
I only meant renegotiation if both sides found it favorable, it might be a good solution to work through the current problems. Better than the government ignoring a lot of the concerns right now. If both sides have a reason to come to the table, it could get things done better than they are now.
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I know. My point is to get the "indians" to give their up privileges voluntarily, we'd have to offer them other privileges. That's not a path to equality.