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Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land
Friday, November 15, 2024
The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick…
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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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Job Posting: Corporate-Commercial Lawyer
OKT is looking for a corporate commercial lawyer for a maternity leave contract. Please see our job posting here.
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Cancellation of Renewable Energy Contracts Disproportionately Hits First Nations and Local Communities
The dust is beginning to settle on the Doug Ford Government’s July 5, 2018 order to cancel 758 renewable energy projects in Ontario. What is emerging…
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