Romeo Saganash at the Natural Resources Committee

On October 5th, 2011. See this statement in context.

October 5th, 2011 / 4:50 p.m.

NDP

Romeo Saganash NDP Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I participated for 23 years at the United Nations during the discussions on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which are now international norms. The issue of duty to consult was also involved in that process, but I'll come back to that.

I would like know how the principle of the crown's duty to consult is applied to different federal departments. Are there general principles that each department has to apply whenever issues of duty to consult are involved?

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