Author Archives: Nigel Bankes
Restoule: Tugging on the Rope and the Duty of Diligent Implementation of Treaty Promises
By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Ontario (Attorney General) v Restoule, 2024 SCC 27 (CanLII) PDF Version: Restoule: Tugging on the Rope and the Duty of Diligent Implementation of Treaty Promises [T]he trial judge found that the Robinson Treaties were … Continue reading
Agreement in Principle on a Revised Columbia River Treaty
By: Nigel Bankes Event commented on: Announcement of an Agreement in Principle on a Revised Columbia River Treaty, July 11, 2024 PDF Version: Agreement in Principle on a Revised Columbia River Treaty Last week the governments of Canada and the … Continue reading
The Premier’s Review of the AER: A Recipe for How Industry Can Have its Cake and Eat it too
By: Drew Yewchuk, Shaun Fluker, Martin Olszynski, and Nigel Bankes Commented on: Final report: Premier’s Review of the Alberta Energy Regulator (May 2024) PDF Version: The Premier’s Review of the AER: A Recipe for How Industry Can Have its Cake … Continue reading
Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration”
By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated v Canada (Fisheries and Oceans), 2024 FC 649 (CanLII) PDF Version: Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration” Ever since the ratification of the Nunavut Agreement … Continue reading
Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements”
By: Nigel Bankes Matter commented on: Water Sharing Agreements for the South Saskatchewan Basin, April 2024 PDF Version: Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements” Last month (April 19, 2024), Minister Schulz announced that what she referred to as the “largest water sharing agreements … Continue reading
