Indigenous OK Is Mandatory

Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday redefined his first major bill to mandate that industrial projects deemed fit for speedy approval “must” serve Indigenous interests. The legal text of Bill C-5 passed into law June 26 states only that Indigenous interests “may” or “can” be considered: “Core to the objective, these projects must advance the interests of Indigenous peoples.”

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