Sentences with phrase «unsettled land claims»

But unsettled land claims, and the uncertainty over land title they foster, have created enough of a «legal mess» that «they could probably drag it out so long that it just becomes economically not a project to follow through on,» Prof. Christie said.

The people banging those drums, some argue, have the constitutional clout to put up insurmountable obstacles for the proposed Northern Gateway — namely, a messy legal debate around unsettled land claims along the route that will likely be decided by the Supreme Court of Canada.