Transport committee  With the greatest respect, it's not because other people are talking. It's because people aren't listening. One of the points that President Clayton made in her remarks is that the only conversation we had about this proposed moratorium was very early on, and it was very much a g

Transport committee  We need to be talking to the modern treaty holder, the Nisga'a Nation, and the other nations on the north coast that are affected by this legislation.

Transport committee  There is no pipeline. We're talking about legislation that would prevent any conversation in the north about potential economic development opportunity. There is no project.

Transport committee  I know we're restricted by time. I have only one more point to add to the comments that were made by our president. Because the Nisga'a Nation has a modern treaty, there's an additional obligation on government that's contained in the cabinet directive, and it has to do with the

Transport committee  I can speak to that. The president was referring to the number of agreements that the Nisga'a Nation has been successful in negotiating on an environmentally sound basis with proponents in various different resource sectors in the north. With regard to the energy industry, we we

Transport committee  President Clayton has asked that I respond. Yes. Because we have a modern treaty, part of the treaty has a chapter called the environmental assessment and protection chapter. It outlines the rigorous requirements that would be undertaken in any project that's considered for the

Transport committee  Madam Chair, if I may, I'm not yet a recovering lawyer, and I was just wondering if we could seek the committee's indulgence to allow President Clayton to take an additional minute just to make clear the Nisga'a Nation's position on the moratorium. If we could do that before you

Transport committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Margaret Rosling, I am general counsel to Nisga'a Nation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If I may, I think that the concise response is that implementation of modern treaties is really suffering from the fact that there is not a policy for implementation of modern treaties and a review body that is mandated to ensure that those treaties are implemented. Until such a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We handed out some material before we sat down this morning. You're free to take it with you. It elaborates on some of the comments that President Clayton made in her opening remarks. In the middle of the paper, you'll see the real thrust of what the Nisga'a Nation wants to make