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Good corporate governance must take into account Aboriginal rights
Monday, October 21, 2024
The Supreme Court recently refused to hear the appeal in Thomas v Rio Tinto Alcan Inc, 2024 BCCA 62 [Saik’uz]. In Saik’uz, the British Columbia Court…
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New edition of Aboriginal Law Handbook Now Available!
OKT Law is proud to announce that the 5th edition of the Aboriginal Law Handbook is now available from Thomson Reuters. Click here to see more about the book…
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Supreme Court decision in Mikisew falls short on reconciliation
Aboriginal and treaty rights have always been limited by non-Indigenous people’s anxiety that they threaten Canadian sovereignty. Although largely unspoken, this anxiety is hard at work…
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Ontario’s Bill 36 – the Ford government over-reaches in their attempt to have Provincial Cannabis control on-reserve
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 36: Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018. This Act was brought forward with very little consultation with First Nations, and…
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Ontario's 'Roncarelli Moment'
Maurice Duplessis, the Quebec Premier in the 1950’s and early 60’s, thought that since the granting of liquor licences was in the exclusive jurisdiction of the province, he could refuse…
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More Indigenous Voices Needed in Review of Copyright Act
Canadian law does a terrible job of protecting Indigenous knowledge.* In fact, the current structure of Canadian law facilitates and encourages…
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Tsleil-Waututh and Transmountain: A Second Crude Awakening for Canada
Tsleil-Waututh Nation v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 153, involving the TransMountain pipeline, provokes a strong sense of deja vu. A pipeline connecting the oil sands to the Pacific. A…
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