Whereas Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership has proposed the development of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in the District of Port Edward, British Columbia;   Whereas the project was subject to an environmental assessment conducted by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (“Act”);   Whereas, after having considered the Environmental Assessment Report in respect of the project and having taken into account the implementation of mitigation measures that the Minister of the Environment considered appropriate, the Minister has decided that the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects;   Whereas, after having made this decision, the Minister of the Environment has, in accordance with subsection 52(2) of the Act, referred to the Governor in Council the matter of whether those effects are justified in the circumstances;   Whereas the concerns and interests identified in the consultation process with Aboriginal groups that are likely to be affected by the project include, but are not limited to, the effects on fish and fish habitat, including the Flora Bank located on the Skeena River estuary in the District of Port Edward, on the current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes and on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as related impacts on potential or established Aboriginal rights or title;   Whereas measures to address the concerns and interests of the Aboriginal groups have been identified in the environmental assessment and consultation processes, including significant changes that were made to the project design in response to concerns with respect to the potential impacts of the project on the marine environment;     Whereas the Governor in Council, having considered the concerns and interests identified in the consultation process with Aboriginal groups, is satisfied that the consultation process undertaken is consistent with the honour of the Crown and that the concerns and interests have been appropriately accommodated for the purpose of deciding whether the significant adverse environmental effects are justified in the circumstances;   Whereas the Minister, in establishing the conditions to include in the decision statement to be issued under subsection 54(1) of the Act, will satisfy herself that the concerns and interests of Aboriginal groups are appropriately accommodated;   And whereas the Pacific NorthWest LNG project would contribute to Canada’s long-term economic prosperity;   Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 52(4) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, decides that the significant adverse environmental effects that the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, proposed by Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership in the District of Port Edward, British Columbia is likely to cause are justified in the circumstances.