The Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to hear more arguments in the case of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility at Chalk River.
Justice Wyman Webb has agreed that both Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and the Kebaowek First Nation will be allowed to submit further comments based on a new decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
The BC case involves mining claims in the province and the impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on Canadian law.
Kebaowek lawyer Robert Janes wrote to the Federal Court of Appeal last month, “respectfully” asking for the opportunity to submit “brief written submissions” on the BC case.
In his reply, presiding Justice Webb agreed, allowing both CNL and Kebaowek up to five pages to make their comments.
CNL will be required to file its comments first, by Friday, January 16.
Kebaowek will then have until January 30 to make its written submissions, and CNL will have another week, until February 6, to reply…
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