Duty to consult As the sun slowly sinks in the western sky....we bid farewell to Canada
The federal department did not provide details on the new regulatory requirements, but lawyers for aboriginal groups along the Trans Mountain pipeline route argued this week before an NEB panel that the current process does not adequately satisfy the federal government’s obligations to First Nations.
In a heated final argument Thursday, Squamish First Nation lawyer Aaron Bruce told the NEB that it cannot recommend the Trans Mountain expansion project’s approval because the federal government “recognizes the current process is deficient to address First Nations concerns. We shouldn’t be here today.”
That argument was repeated by lawyers and chiefs of multiple First Nations, who argued the current review process is flawed and the NEB can’t recommend the project’s approval because the federal government has not “fully discharged its duty to consult” with affected aboriginals.
“The Crown is relying on the National Energy Board process and Squamish has big concerns with that,” Bruce said.
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