Transport committee  We identified 52 communities that were along the right-of-way. The application included a radius of 80 kilometres. Originally, the National Energy Board used a 50-kilometre radius, but we decided to use an 80-kilometre radius. When we did the 80-kilometre radius, there were 35 co

Transport committee  Throughout our consultation, we never had any formal letters. We never had any formal BCRs from any communities that actually opposed the project.

Transport committee  We had verbal communications from some of them that they didn't want to be consulted on it, because they didn't feel their community supported a project like this. When we talk about proper consultation, we talk about informing the communities about the projects. When you talk a

Transport committee  Before Elmer gets into it, I wanted to add something. I didn't mention in the benefits, the $2 billion, that the management committee included one of the stewards, but also that in the future, as the northern gateway project was being constructed, there would be an aboriginal pre

Transport committee  The $2 billion was part of the negotiations that the stewards were able to get through the funding partners. There was additional consideration given to the communities, because they were going to be part owners. One billion dollars of that was going to be the procurements, the a

Transport committee  Definitely, the tanker ban moratorium and the tanker ban legislation and the conditions that apply to this legislation will inevitably put a stranglehold on all developments in northern B.C., which is probably one of the safest ports in world, one of the deepest. It will be apply

Transport committee  I think it's important for the group. We wanted them to consult the 31 communities to express the point of view that the majority of the communities along the right-of-way approved and supported the project, and that the disinformation that you get from environmental websites and

Transport committee  We don't see any project that has given this type of opportunity. This project would have been unprecedented in the fact that the first nations would be owners of the project. As one-third owners they would take on both the benefits and the risks of this pipeline as part of the p

Transport committee  No. We were consulted after all the announcements and the mandate letter sent to Minister Garneau by Transport Canada. We expressed in those two meetings we had with Transport Canada, that consultation needed to be done individually with all 31 first nations that we represented a

Transport committee  We had an agreement with the northern gateway funding partners, of which there were 10, to allow us to participate in one billion dollars' worth of direct awards and set-asides for construction. When that opportunity was presented a lot of the first nations got together and devel

Transport committee  Thank you. I'll start, if that's okay. My name is Dale Swampy. I'm from the Samson Cree Nation. I'd like to thank the government officials for inviting us here, and for the Algonquin territory that we're having this meeting on. I respect their land and their traditional rights t