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Consultation with the Indigenous is enshrined in the Constitution Act of 1982, but "consultation" does not necessarily mean "consent" and it most certainly does not mean "veto".  It is surprising that Minister Rebecca Chartrand is not aware of this.  A consent caveat also goes against the prime minister's objective to "build, build, build."

     
Canada has a wealth of natural resources, but you have to get them out of the ground and on to tide water to turn them into dollars.  The fact is that the billions given annually to the Indigenous will continue regardless of new resource development.  That means the Indigenous do not have skin in the game, as the expression goes --something which does not bode well for this country's optimum wealth development.

I hope Indigenous leaders will reverse their automatic reflexive opposition to pipelines and instead work with the federal government to chart a prosperous path forward for the benefit of all.    

Nancy Marley-Clarke