The article discusses efforts by the Canadian government to balance Indigenous and Crown governance rights in matters related to resource development. It specifically examines how the notion of Free, Prior and Informed Consent, a principle established in the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is gradually being incorporated into Canadian law and policy.
The government's approach to this has been progressive, expanding on
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