By Alessia Passafiume The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says there’s a “critical” need to build up First Nations infrastructure — but that work won’t qualify for the federal government’s push to fast-track what it calls “nation-building” projects. The federal government is developing legislation to speed up work on certain projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty said in an interview with The Canadian Press that while closing the First Nations infrastructure gap is important, it’s not considered nation-building and would be pursued outside the proposed legislation. “It’s about looking to make sure that it’s not just for one community or one region,” Alty said of the legislation. “It’s a separate and really important issue…
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