The government has chosen to use the EA process to deliver on the legal duty to consult to the extent possible, but there is nothing in CEAA that can diminish that obligation or take away from aboriginal rights.
November 7th, 2012 / 4:15 p.m.
Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Development Sector, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
The government has chosen to use the EA process to deliver on the legal duty to consult to the extent possible, but there is nothing in CEAA that can diminish that obligation or take away from aboriginal rights.
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