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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
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I am a lawyer practicing in the areas of aboriginal and resource law, and…
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New twist after Supreme Court decision in Behn
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**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…
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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
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First Nations have been raising serious concerns, for some time, about Ontario’s process for approving quarries. A new legislative review of the Aggregate…
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The high cost to Canadians where the Crown resists Aboriginal consultation
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There is a high cost to Canadians when, instead of resolving conflicts over Aboriginal land rights, Canada drags its heels or chooses to…
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L'héritage positif du programme ontarien de garanties d’emprunts pour les Autochtones
On a beaucoup entendu parler ces quatre dernières années de la mise en œuvre de la Loi sur l'énergie verte de l'Ontario, et des nombreuses versions du programme de TRG…
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