The three phases of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project will impact the South Saskatchewan River, the Saskatchewan River, the Qu'Appelle River, their tributaries and the Lake Diefenbaker itself. [...] The provincial government has not made information on the full extent of the Project ramifications available prior to the planning and engineering phases, which means it has not had the opportunity to consider the responses of Indigenous people who practice their rights on the land. [...] 3.0 Minister’s Authority to Refer Environmental Assessment to a Review Panel The Minister may refer an environmental assessment to a review panel, where he is in the opinion that it is in the public interest: 36(1) Within 45 days after the day on which the notice of the commencement of the impact assessment of a designated project is posted on the Internet site, the Minister may, if he or she is o. [...] In considering whether the referral of the environmental assessment of a designated project to a review panel is in the public interest, the Minister must consider the factors set out in S.36(2): 36(2) The Minister’s determination regarding whether the referral of the impact assessment of the designated project to a review panel is in the public interest must include a consideration of the followi. [...] (g) to ensure respect for the rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982, in the course of impact assessments and decision-making under the Act;.
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