Public vs. corporate rights: NAFTA Chapter 11 invoked in Quebec fracking decision

Both in Quebec and in the United States, public authorities have legislated to protect populations from shale gas industry-related risks. These precautions could however come up against controversial NAFTA provisions within the infamous Chapter 11 regarding investor protection.

In the U.S., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an Department of the Interior agency in charge of managing the entire country's public lands and whose mission consists in sustaining their health, diversity and productivity.