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Originally Posted by rubecube
Just from what I've read/heard from other sources, some tribes felt more included in the consultation process than others. I'd like to actually read the court's decision to find out their justification, but either way it's another huge hurdle for a project that is quickly looking like a longshot to get off the ground.
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Well, obviously some bands felt less included than others. They all wanted a pay-out. Do you know how ridiculously complex it is to create a consultation strategy when you are dealing with something as amorphous as a claim to have rights to a "traditional territory?"
Companies try to find bands that are directly, or significantly indirectly affected by the project impact. A community that exists 500 km away cannot make any real claim on this basis, but they do anyway, and the rent-seeking lawyers take that to court for another pay cheque.