Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Policy direction ensures a common understanding between the government and the board really to help reduce uncertainty and delays. Policy direction would have to be consistent with YESAA, would have to be consistent with the Umbrella Final Agreement, would have to be consistent w

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't want to make this all about resource extraction and the mining industry, because as Minister Kent mentioned, YESAA is much more than that. The mining industry is a global industry, and those projects can look anywhere in the world. For us to be attractive, we need to be

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the drummers as well for their welcome. Mr. Chair, we're here today to convey our support for the passage of Bill S-6 as it pertains to the proposed amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act, YESAA. We believe that aft

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning. I'd like to thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, for your invitation to appear before you today. I'd also like to acknowledge that we are gathered today on the traditional territory of the Kwanli

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