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10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021
First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country
December 15, 2020
No region is exempt from the challenge of fulfilling Indigenous rights through action a challenge that First Nations leaders say non-Indigenous governments have been slow or unwilling to face. Here’s a sampling of disputes that could come to a head in 2021.
1. Wet’suwet’en title
Amid construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C. last February, the RCMP’s quashing of Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline demonstrations sparked protests and rail blockades across the country. In March, the federal government, the province of B.C. and Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs negotiated a memorandum of understanding that did not address the pipeline but sought to resolve a decades-long limbo over title, and clarify jurisdiction for future projects. Amid the pandemic, continued pipeline construct
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Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton introduced the
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 into Parliament on Thursday, labelling it as a significant step in the protection of critical infrastructure and essential services that Australians rely upon. Critical Infrastructure underpins the delivery of goods and services that are essential to the Australian way of life, our nation s wealth and prosperity, and national security, Dutton said. While Australia has not suffered a catastrophic attack on our critical infrastructure, we are not immune. Australia is facing increasing cybersecurity threats to essential services, businesses, and all levels of government.
While Dutton said owners and operators of critical infrastructure are best placed to deal with such threats, he said it takes a team effort to bring about positive change.