A group of Mi’kmaw Chiefs say the province should have consulted them before tabling a bill to lift a ban on fracking and exploring for uranium.
They say they’ve strongly opposed hydraulic fracturing and uranium mining in the past because it would “permanently devalue and damage our unceded lands,” according to a news release from the Assembly of Mi’kmaw Chiefs.
But the chiefs say this is another example of the government making changes without consulting them, eroding their relationship.
They say that infringes on their constitutional right to self-government, and that fracking and mining for uranium would permanently devalue and damage their lands.
Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton says he has a respectful relationship with the chiefs.
“And we will make sure that everything is safe and have full consultation on every project,” he said.
