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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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Ontario bail changes positive step towards culture shift
While politicians often talk about how important it is to be “tough on crime”, that talk ignores the fact that over 60% of inmates in…
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Supreme Court: Charter does not protect Ktunaxa sacred site
by Senwung Luk and Krista Nerland
In a disappointing decision released by the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) today, a majority of the Court decided that…
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The Ten Commandments of A Better Relationship
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Ten Commandments for Partnering with First Nations in order to Co-implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
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Monuments are one thing, Stare Decisis and Racist Colonial Law is Another
John A. Macdonald was a man of his times. I gather that is the underlying social acceptance that Canada’s early days were days in which racism against Indigenous peoples fuelled…
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OKT’s named partners voted as "Best Lawyers" in Aboriginal Law
On behalf of OKT, I would like to congratulate our founding partners, John Olthuis, Nancy Kleer and Roger Townshend, on being included in the magazine Best Lawyers for their…
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Mattagami First Nation seeks justice for oil spills in territory
Mattagami First Nation has launched a lawsuit against CN Railway for damages caused by two separate train derailments near Gogoma, Ontario. The derailments, which occurred in February and March 2015,…
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