Mr. Douglas Fairbairn at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On June 12th, 2024. See this statement in context.

June 12th, 2024 / 5:30 p.m.

Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Department of Indigenous Services, Department of Justice

Douglas Fairbairn

I'm not aware of acts. Canada has several federal statutes that deal with environmental matters on lands throughout Canada, but this protection zone is a fairly unique concept that we've built into this bill.

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