In a normal situation, when it comes to treaty and Aboriginal rights, we have a duty to consult just like the Government of Canada does. With regard to devolution, we don’t feel that there is a requirement for us to have duty to consult because it’s our position that devolution does not infringe on treaty or Aboriginal rights. We have a significant amount of non-abrogation clauses that ensure we don’t infringe on Aboriginal treaty rights. To make sure that we are very cautious, to make sure we don’t miss anything, we will be doing our consulting with Aboriginal governments and making sure we adhere to our duty to consult requirement.
Bob McLeod on Question 231-17(4): Protection Of Aboriginal Rights Under The Devolution Agreement
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 231-17(4): Protection Of Aboriginal Rights Under The Devolution Agreement
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2013
Yellowknife South
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