REGINA — Opposition NDP legislature member Betty Nippi\u002DAlbright says she isn’t surprised the Saskatchewan Party government defeated her bill that aimed to…
Nippi-Albright said Thursday the bill would have made for a more robust consulting process with Indigenous groups when the province sells Crown land and changes policies that affect the environment.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Government Relations Minister Don McMorris said Saskatchewan Party members voted against the legislation because it included language that he believes would have given Indigenous groups a veto on proposed projects and made it difficult for the government to operate. “Consultation would have to be done on any sort of movement on government and First Nations would have the ability to agree or not agree. So, it really would handcuff and be very, very difficult for any government to operate under that type of legislation.”Article content
“This would have given the nations that opportunity to truly be partners in the decisions that are going to impact them,” she said.
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