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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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Honouring the Treaties
I am a lawyer practicing in the areas of aboriginal and resource law, and legal counsel to the ACFN. I’m also…
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New twist after Supreme Court decision in Behn
**Update: The BC Supreme Court’s finding about the Province of BC’s liability were overturned on appeal at the BC Court of Appeal. See 2015 BCCA 89 for…
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Fraser Institute to First Nations: Just be glad it’s not 1947
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Recently, the Fraser Institute released a report, entitled “Ever Higher: Government Spending on Aboriginals since 1947”. In stories on the…
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Ontario’s review of quarry legislation fails to address First Nations’ concerns
First Nations have been raising serious concerns, for some time, about Ontario’s process for approving quarries. A new legislative review of the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA), which governs quarries, unfortunately…
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The high cost to Canadians where the Crown resists Aboriginal consultation
There is a high cost to Canadians when, instead of resolving conflicts over Aboriginal land rights, Canada drags its heels or chooses to use court battles.
Last week, the Law…
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The positive legacy of Ontario’s Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program
Much has been said over the last 4 years about the roll out of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, and the numerous versions of the associated Feed-in-Tariff (“FIT”) program governing the…
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