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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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Aboriginal Law Handbook
A new edition of OKT’s Aboriginal Law Handbook is hot off the presses. An indispensable reference for lawyers, non-lawyers, and law students looking for an introduction to how Canadian law…
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Congratulations to Mock Trial students
On Thursday December 6th, grade 7 and 8 students at the First Nations School of Toronto participated in a mock trial, presided over by Justice Harry LaForme (Ontario Court of…
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In Memorium - Art Pape
Arthur Pape passed away on December 6, 2012. We at OKT are saddened by his passing. He was a great lawyer and was looked up to as a leader by…
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Ontario Provincial Policy Statement Being Amended
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) has released a draft of the revised Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). These amendments will affect a wide variety of provincial and municipal…
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Angling for Ways to Protect Canadian Fisheries
Cohen Commission Final Report Released
On Oct. 31, Justice Cohen released the Final Report of the Cohen Commission, available at http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/. The Report provides an urgent and…
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Ahousaht Intervention
On behalf of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), OKT successfully sought leave to intervene in the reconsideration of the Ahousaht case in the British Columbia Court of Appeal. At stake…
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