VICTORIA - Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett provided the following comments on the release of the Joint Panel report on Site C: http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/downloads/SN_JRPReport_MBBFinal_handout.pdf
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The B.C. Public Service acknowledges the territories of First Nations around B.C. and is grateful to carry out our work on these lands. We acknowledge the rights, interests, priorities, and concerns of all Indigenous Peoples - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - respecting and acknowledging their distinct cultures, histories, rights, laws, and governments.