President Clayton Appears Before Senate Committee on Transport & Communications re: Bill C-48

Nisga'a Nation President Eva Clayton appeared before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications as a witness in Terrace on April 17, 2019.

President Clayton presented the Nisga'a Lisims Government's opposition to the bill on the basis that the Nisga'a Nation was not properly consulted on the bill, nor were its implications to the Nisga'a Treaty considered by the federal government.

"This legislation was introduced without any discussion about the significant implications it would have on the Nisga'a Nation and the Nisga'a Treaty." President Clayton said to the Committee.  "In the weeks that preceded the introduction of Bill C-48, we urged the Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and staff that the moratorium must not be introduced before the implications on our Nation and our Treaty were well understood and that the moratorium should not cover our Treaty area.  Despite these efforts, our appeals fell on deaf ears and the legislation was introduced without any further dialogue with the Nisga'a Nation."

See the full text of President Clayton's presentation in the pdf document below.

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