The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Assembly of First Nations delegates at the group's three-day annual meeting say they are opposed to many federal actions related to expediting major projects. The Globe's Ian Bailey writes that meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, members of the assembly, an advocacy group that represents more than 600 first nations across Canada, backed a resolution that raises concerns about fast-tracking major infrastructure projects, which are a key policy priority for the federal government. The resolution opposes any federal reforms that weaken environmental protections, undermine oversight, limit meaningful consultation, compress review timelines or circumvent first nations' free, prior and informed consent in relation to major projects and regulatory streamlining. First nations, however, say they are conditionally prepared to support major projects, as long as first nations' rights, title, stewardship responsibilities and economic protections are upheld. During the past year, the AFN has raised concerns that a proposed pipeline from Alberta across British Columbia could trample on treaty rights. Seven ministers will speak to delegates, starting Thursday with Dominic LeBlanc.