A First Nation near Quebec City says the province and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects.
says the provincial government and Quebec ’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River.government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Québec looks to triple the province’s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenous communities.
But the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, which is a partner on the four wind projects, argues there is no obligation to consult the Huron-Wendat. The First Nation, formerly known as the Maliseet of Viger and based near the small city of Rivière-du-Loup, says the projects are located on its ancestral territory south of the St. Lawrence River.
In 1760, the Huron-Wendat Nation signed a peace treaty with the British that guaranteed the free exercise of their religion and customs, but made no mention of the territory it covered. The Supreme Court of Canada recognized the treaty in a 1990 decision, finding that the rights it guaranteed “could be exercised over the entire territory frequented by the Hurons in 1760.”Canada may need to let Trump be ‘senior partner’ in U.S.
In its statement Friday, the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation said it occupies its ancestral territory “while maintaining historical and lasting ties with other First Nations, based on respect, mutual assistance and friendship.”
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