An unprecedented Supreme Court decision, allowing two B.C. First Nations to file for damages against aluminum industry giant Rio Tinto, could have dire implications for economic development projects across the country, concludes a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

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