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lo press for return of fee simple tands,

Hlowever, he asked why the hold-
ings of a Crown corporation Tike
Vancouver Port Corp. which controls
inuch of the waditional foreshore
resource areas of Lower Mainland
Indian bands. should not be up for
negotition.

Mathias said dat while a settle-

re

ment would ullimately be negotiated.
taxpayers could not afford the tue
cost of compensating the First
Nations for the toss of their land and
culture.

“There is not enough money,” said
Mathias sitiply.

All three parties say chat the bene:
fits of negotiated settlements will far
exceed the casts,

A 1986 report stated iat unsettled

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land claims have cost BACs forest
and mining industries mare than Sf
billion in dost or delayed ivestinent
and emiployment,

The current: trealy process
requires he three principal parties to
agree on:

a framework identifying the objec-

tives of the negotiations:
the subjects for discussion,
Ba timetable;

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Boany special procedures for the
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ALL Gf this must happen before
actial negotiation takes plice and
once agreement is reached “extensive
consultation” is promised before
treaty approval ean tke place,

Because even the impartial B.C.
Treaty Conmnission has hinted that
the governments are slow in bringing
their agenda to the tible, Mathias’ tar-

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get date of settlement in four years
seems optiinistic.

And even he admits, “The big
unknown for us new is a call fora
provincial election”

Brown is even more pessinistic,

“Mulroney said the year 2000, [
don't think the way the government
has set ibup we are even going to see
that date”

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