Heather Exner-Pirot is Director of Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa.
While Indigenous consent is a goal in the permitting and approval of projects, it is not a requirement in Canadian law.
Read the full article at Macdonald Laurier Institute:
https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/indigenous-consent-is-an-objective-not-a-standard-for-resource-development-heather-exner-pirot/