"Right now, the Crown has a legal duty to consult, but there’s no requirement for Indigenous consent."

In the phrase, "free, prior and informed consent", consent is not the word you need to worry about. The word "informed" is going to be the expensive one. There is a multi billion dollar industry waiting in the wings to build itself up around that single word.

If the push is on to adopt the right to "free, prior and informed consent," then the qui bono question must be asked. Who benefits?