Providing certainty for business with Bill 41
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PRINCE GEORGE – The impact that Bill 41 would have on business was a hot topic of discussion in the early-goings of the BCAFN Business Forum, held at the House of Ancestors in Prince George on Thursday (Feb. 6).
Bill 41 is intended as a framework for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Regional Chief Terry Teegee said that Bill 41 will ensure that the proper decision-makers are present when it comes to discussions relating to the land of First Nations.
“I think business development should be more informed on how to best proceed in terms of development,” said Teegee. “I think that’s really important in the recognition in the passing of the declaration act, is that business has to change because far too often certain projects are being upheld without the proper decision-makers at the table. It’s very important to know who are the proper decision-makers, and that’s what we’re trying to reflect here at the Business Forum – how to do business in First Nations territories.”
