The technicalities behind these decisions are out of reach for most people, but the general trend is plain for all to see: the duty to consult has derailed Canada’s ability to get anything done. Projects stall and die, investment takes flight, Indigenous groups get paid out, the courts applaud themselves for advancing reconciliation, the Canadian economy suffers. When the interests of the general public come into conflict with the Indigenous, governments side with the latter. There’s a degree of consultation that makes sense, and then there’s this.