For Canada’s regulatory reform proposals to work, federal leaders need to stick to tight timelines even when faced with lawsuits and provincial pushback.
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Saskatchewan’s provincial government must work with Indigenous nations on a shared vision for the future that is more likely to withstand the tests of time and litigation.
The We'suwet'en First Nation is fighting the Coastal GasLink pipeline project, which would stretch nearly 700 kilometres across northern B.C. through their unceded land.
In New Zealand, sovereignty is disputed, but the Maori case for sharing it with settlers underscores the limits of First Nations consultation in Canada.
Rather than the duty to consult, governments should proactively engage with Indigenous treaties or other locally relevant treaties, agreements, laws and relationships at all stages of law-making.
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Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Executive Director, Shared Path Consultation Initiative; Doctoral student, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Associate, History and Classical Studies, McGill University
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Chair and Associate Professor of Innovation and Marketing, Mount Royal University
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Associate Professor, Dhillon School of Business - Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, University of Lethbridge