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ON FEB. 18, the Canada Energy Regulator
announced the mandate of its Indigenous
Advisory Committee. According to the
CER, this committee will comprise only
Indigenous members. It will play "a key advi-
sory role to the [CER board of directors]
on how best to enhance the involvement of
This mandate, like Canada's implementation of UNDRIP, will affect
Indigenous involvement and engagement in major infrastructure projects,
writes Elizabeth Raymer
Energy regulator announces
Indigenous Advisory
Committee mandate
Indigenous peoples and organizations in
respect of CER-regulated infrastructure and
other matters."
This new committee, and other factors
such as implementing the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples in federal and provincial law, will
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INDIGENOUS LAW
affect Indigenous involvement and engage-
ment in major projects and infrastructure
and get energy projects approved.
The new IAC mandate should achieve "a
more informed regulatory body, which will
eventually translate to the regulated commu-
nity and even the general populace," says
