Author Archives: Drew Lafond

About Drew Lafond

Drew Lafond is a partner at the law firm MLT Aikins LLP in Calgary. Drew advises First Nations and Metis communities on corporate commercial matters. He has been a Director of the Indigenous Bar Association (IBA) since 2009, and provided testimony on Bill S-3 at the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples and in the House of Commons on behalf of the IBA. He was raised in Treaty 6 territory on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation reserve and is also of Shuswap descent from the Swimpcw First Nation in British Columbia.

Barring Claims Against Discriminatory Legislation: Canada v Canada

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Drew Lafond

By: Elysa Darling and Drew Lafond PDF Version: Barring Claims Against Discriminatory Legislation: Canada v Canada Case Commented On: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 31 (Can LII) Two weeks ago, in Canada (Canadian Human Rights … Continue reading →

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