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International Trade committee Thank you. That's a very broad statement. To go back to the consultation, there are small-c and capital-C consultations. There were certainly no section 35 consultations, and even this committee is not really fulfilling that obligation. It's fulfilling a public consultation pro
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Just to add to that, I'm the director of lands, resources, and negotiations, and no, we haven't received any, and we certainly haven't had the resources to be able to do that kind of analysis on our own.
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Thank you. In terms of the K'atl'odeeche First Nation, this is the first consultation that has occurred. We have been standing on the sidelines, along with many other first nations, simply watching the process unfold and negotiations take place outside of any control or input th
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Chief Fabian, can I respond to that?
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Five minutes is a pretty short time to speak to natural resource management. Chief Fabian, if you want to go ahead, I do have some final comments that I would like to make.
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Yes, just to clarify, the concern is that the fiduciary obligation of the crown, whether federal or provincial, depends on the crown being able to exercise its jurisdiction over the lands and resources within KFN's traditional territories and being able to negotiate the co-manage
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Yes. I'm just about done here.
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Essentially, the TPP and the ISDS provisions mean that where Canadian laws or policies provide protection for first nations or the environment, they could be challenged. Again, the challenge would be in an ad hoc quasi-judicial tribunal, which is very difficult for first nations
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers
International Trade committee Thank you. It's the K'atl'odeeche First Nation, and my name is Peter Redvers. Chief Fabian has asked me to give some opening remarks. He may have some comments to add after that, and he is certainly available for questions. We do have a prepared presentation, although it's not r
October 18th, 2016Committee meeting
Peter Redvers