Common use of Common Objectives Clause in Contracts

Common Objectives. The Parties agree to advance the following common objectives (the “Common Objectives”): (a) providing First Nations access to a meaningful share of British Columbia’s gaming industry;‌ (b) ensuring the Parties’ ongoing commitment to the Principle of First Nations Gaming Revenue Sharing; (c) improving socioeconomic outcomes and improving the overall wellbeing in First Nations communities in British Columbia through demonstrable changes in those communities, in recognition of the socioeconomic gaps that separate Indigenous people from non-Indigenous British Columbians;‌ (d) enhancing economic opportunities for First Nations in British Columbia, their Members and the surrounding community; (e) providing for effective and sustainable First Nations self-government through, among other things, a common commitment to capacity building and a new and enhanced fiscal relationship with the Province;‌ (f) upholding First Nations’ right to recognition, observance and enforcement of this Agreement and related constructive arrangements, and First Nations’ right to engage in decision-making with respect to any matters affecting their rights under this Agreement and under related provisions of the Gaming Control Act; and (g) supporting the rights of First Nations peoples to self-determination and to establish their own governance models, structures and entities, including, for example, in the determination of Eligible First Nations, consistent with the Declaration and the Constitution Act, 1982.