With the past glacial pace of ROF negotiations under Iacobucci I wish them good luck.  I was sure he had gone fishing during the yet unfinished process....2013 to 2018 and bupkus....

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/07/02/former_supreme_court_justice_takes_lead_on_ring_of_fire_talks.html

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sohi-trans-mountain-wednesday-1.4848368?cmp=rss

Retired Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci to lead Indigenous consultations on Trans Mountain pipeline

Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi outlines next steps in 'meaningful' consultations

Retired Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci will lead consultations with Indigenous groups on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. (Courtesy Torys LLP)

Retired Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci will lead the new consultation process with Indigenous people on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced that Iacobucci will act as the federal representative to design and oversee the consultation with affected Indigenous communities.

Sohi said those consultations will move ahead with an "open mind" to fulfill the duty to meaningfully consult, and would not put a "stop clock" on that process. 

"We're going to take our time to get this right," he said.

But Sohi said the process will move ahead in a "focused and efficient manner," building on past information rather than starting from scratch.

"We're not going to make decisions based on election cycles," he said.

Sohi said the government will double the resources to consult with Indigenous groups, and will listen, consult and make reasonable accommodations.

It's the second announcement from Sohi laying out the Liberal government's strategy for proceeding after the Federal Court of Appeal quashed approval for the project, which would nearly triple the flow of oil from Alberta's oilsands to the West Coast.

Sohi confirmed that the government will not appeal that court ruling.

Last month, the government announced it was giving the federal pipeline regulator, the National Energy Board, 22 weeks to review the project and consider its impact on the marine environment.

At the time, Sohi said word on new consultations with Indigenous people would come at a later date.

Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi's announcement Wednesday is to discuss the second part of the government's strategy towards construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. (CBC/Scott Neufeld)