Ktunaxa Nation governments have been seeking an International Joint Commission reference for over a decade
Canada, the United States and the Ktunaxa Nation have agreed to seek a reference to the International Joint Commission to study water pollution concerns in the Elk-Kootenai watershed, and hope to have a governance structure in place by the end of June.
Specifically, Canada and the United States are asking the IJC to create a study board for two years that will convene experts and knowledge holders to coordinate transparent transboundary data collection and knowledge sharing. In a press release, Gary Aitken Jr., Vice Chairman of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, said he is glad that Canada and the United States are taking their commitments to Indigenous peoples seriously.
Over the last number of years, a reference to the IJC has been supported by Ktunaxa Nation governments and the U.S. State Department. However, the Canadian government had been hesitant to make a commitment, allegedly due to pressure from the B.C. government amid concerns over jurisdiction and regulatory authority.In a statement attributed to four B.C.
However, Heyman said the province looked carefully at the commitments made by Prime Minister Trudeau and U.S. President Biden and engaged with the federal government on what an IJC reference would look like. The fine was levied using a daily multiplier starting from a March 2021 enforcement deadline and dating back three years.
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