Bridge of Petitions, Alerts, Letters 27 mins · The Grassy Narrows decision is particularly relevant in the context of the Energy East Pipeline. In Grassy Narrows the Supreme Court confirmed that the provinces are fully responsible for ensuring that Treaty rights are respected and constitutional obligations to Aboriginal peoples, including the duty to consult, are fulfilled. By insisting on meaningful consultation with First Nations as a condition of the Energy East Pipeline proceeding, Quebec Premier Couillard and Ontario Premier Wynne are not, as Newman accuses them, “playing a dangerous game”—they are signalling their governments’ intention to fulfil their constitutional obligations to Aboriginal peoples.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:28:29 +0000
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