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Originally Posted by rubecube
It doesn't look like that's necessarily what's at issue here anyways. Here's a bit more info on the decision. It looks like it basically came down to the BC Supreme Court saying that NEB's approval isn't a sufficient demonstration of consultation, and that the province is required to do its own consultation.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/sup...#ixzz3xAYbn321 |
No, that is what at issue here. Applying for an additional environmental assessment through BC means that millions of more dollars will have to be funneled to First Nations under the guise of consultation. It is a shakedown, pure and simple.
What is the honour of the crown, anyway? Wouldn't federal regulations qualify? It is absolutely unbelievable that we have allowed politics to get in the way of long-term economic growth in this country. The next generation of Canadians, and First Nations will suffer because we were misled into allowing our legal and political institutions to be used in such a way.