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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Depending on the regulatory regime (intra or inter provincial) there are ways around extortion demands from communities and surface access, but it's not like for like with the way things have developed for indigenous communities and their ability to require their demands to be met. Consultation is no longer consultation, it's de facto approval and inherent with that is the requirement to give up equity. If you were to look at any new pipeline projects going on today (even non pipeline projects), every single one is giving up equity and ownership stakes to indigenous communities. It's not narrow minded, it's reality.
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Do you consider it to be extortion when a company demands special tax breaks/incentives or public assistance before committing to a project in a given jurisdiction?