The Consultation Conundrum: Uncertainty Over Indigenous Consent Challenges Canada’s Economic Future

Cooling towers used to dissipate heat generated when natural gas is converted into liquefied natural gas under construction at the LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat, B.C., on Sept. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Commentary

In a recent report from the Ottawa based Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), Heather Exner-Pirot proposed that indigenous consent in resource development should be seen as a common objective rather than a legal hurdle.