Free, prior, and informed consent from Inuit is fundamental to reconciliation

Protection for our land should not depend on the tireless work of individuals standing up to corporate interests when their government will not defend them.

NDP MP Lori Idlout introduced Bill C-326, An Act to amend the Territorial Lands Act, on March 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

June 7, 2023

Last fall, I attended the Nunavut Planning Commission Hearing on the draft plan for Nunavut Land Use. During the proceedings, I realized that, despite the promises outlined in the Nunavut agreement, Inuit still do not have to give free, prior, and informed consent when minin...

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