Adequate consultation before a project is approved is better for everyone than after-the-fact litigation. On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada hammered this point home. Read Harvey Morrison and Sara Mahaney's article, A Blueprint for Project Approval: Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Crown Can Rely on National Energy Board to Fulfill its Duty to Consult, as published in The Maritimes Energy Association's Member News on August 21, 2017.
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