Aboriginal land claim won’t block decisions on B.C. offshoreCanadian government gives priority to ruling on exploration ban even if Haida pursue claim to vast offshore region through courts, but verdict could be 18 months away Gary Park PNA Canadian Correspondent
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal has given fresh hope to proponents of opening British Columbia’s offshore to energy development by insisting that an aboriginal land claim will not be allowed to stall a federal government decision on lifting the exploration moratorium.
He said July....
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