The price of ‘certainty’ for projects of national interest

If foundational disagreements over consultation with Indigenous Peoples and free, prior, and informed consent are not resolved, it will imperil the success of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Pacific Link, and the success of his Building Canada Act.

Prime Minister Mark Carney. Consulting with Indigenous people, and obtaining free, prior, and informed consent is an essential precondition to proceeding with developments on Indigenous territories, write Mary Eberts, Joyce Green, and Alison Poste.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARY EBERTS, JOYCE GREEN, ALISON POSTE

October 15, 2026

If Canada’s push to safeguard its sovereignty and secure greater economic development is to succeed, Indigenous rights must be taken into account.

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