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29 November 2011, 12:14pm EST

Consultation: a fairly limited concept

Canada Ontario Indigenous Rights

Lawyer Murray Klippenstein says consultation for aboriginal peoples facing mining projects is roughly equivalent to city officials showing up at your door to notify you your home is no longer yours. 

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