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The Squamish Nation assessment process: Getting to consent
Overview of Squamish Nation’s environmental assessment process, which was designed to parallel Crown environmental assessment processes and ensure project impacts on the Nation’s rights and title interests are understood and properly avoided or mitigated.
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B.C. First Nations’ lawyers say Ottawa failed to consult on Trans Mountain expansion
The federal government failed to share information, imposed unrealistic deadlines and refused to consider changes proposed by First Nations that would be affected by the proposed Trans Mountain expansion project.
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Court allows Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations to seek new declaratory relief in Alcan Claim
The BC Supreme Court Justice granted Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations permission to amend their court claim to seek declaratory relief should they prove their allegations against Rio Tinto Alcan.
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Teslin Tlingit Council v. Canada
On January 15, 2019, Chief Justice Veale of the Yukon Supreme Court declared that Canada has a legal obligation to negotiate a self-government Financial Transfer Agreement with Teslin Tlingit Council.