By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Grassy Narrows, Division of Powers and International Law Case commented on: Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48 This post discusses two issues arising from the Supreme Court’s decision in Grassy Narrows. The post first considers the implications of the Court’s conclusion that the doctrine of […]
By: Kirk Lambrecht Q.C. PDF Version: The Importance of Location and Context to the Future Application of the Grassy Narrows Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada Case commented on: Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48 This post discusses the future application of the decision of the Supreme Court in […]
By: Robert Hamilton Case Commented on: Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 (CanLII) PDF Version: Can the Federal Government Compel Provincial Authorities to Respect an Indigenous Right of Self-Government? The Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, […]
By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented on: Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 (CanLII). PDF Version: Preliminary Thoughts on the Implications of the Children, Youth and Families Reference for the Lands Reserved Head of Section 91(24) The Children, Youth and Families Reference is a decision […]
By: Nigel Bankes and Robert Hamilton Case commented on: Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 (CanLII). PDF Version: What Did the Court Mean When It Said that UNDRIP “has been incorporated into the country’s positive law”? Appellate Guidance or Rhetorical Flourish? In its recent […]
