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Committing to consultation and community relationships

27 Aug 2012

COMMITTING TO CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS: HOLDING INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE The contents of this publication are entirely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view or opinions of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation. [...] So, what I am offering is a chance for people to grasp this examination and open the minds of those who truly have an interest in changing the lives of those who live in the North, for the better. [...] The “Unfortunately it is deeply flawed – biased, problem with this is that both parties have a financial inaccurate, and incomplete – and seriously interest in the outcome of a decision to approve a misrepresents the realities of uranium Uranium mine. [...] The province of Newfoundland under the administration of Joey Smallwood struck a deal with the province of Quebec in 1969 that was considered to be one of the worst agreements in this province’s history, with very little economic benefit for what was then the province of Newfoundland. [...] He says that: “In Delgamuukw the Supreme Court of Canada began its discussion of the Crown’s duty to consult by noting that the fiduciary relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal people may be satisfied ‘by the involvement of aboriginal peoples in decisions taken with respect to their lands.’ Note the use of the word ‘involvement’ and not, for example, the word ‘approval’ or ‘veto,’ and the u
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Authors

Lightfoot, Janine

Pages
22
Published in
Canada

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