A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system First Nations court challenge claiming it fails to adequately consult.
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The B.C. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the province's system of granting mineral rights to mining companies does not comply with its duty to consult Indigenous groups. The government has been given one-and-a-half years to fix the system.
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consult under the Constitution.