Category Archives: Aboriginal
Eighteen Years of Inmate Litigation Culminates with Some Success in the SCC’s Ewert v Canada
By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: Eighteen Years of Inmate Litigation Culminates with Some Success in the SCC’s Ewert v Canada Case Commented On: Ewert v Canada, 2018 SCC 30 (CanLII) On June 13, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued … Continue reading
Duty to Consult in the Bigstone Pipeline Case: A Northern Gateway Sequel and TMX Prequel?
By: David. V Wright PDF Version: Duty to Consult in the Bigstone Pipeline Case: A Northern Gateway Sequel and TMX Prequel? Case commented on: Bigstone Cree Nation v. Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., 2018 FCA 89 While all eyes are on … Continue reading
Columbia River Treaty Negotiations to Commence
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Columbia River Treaty Negotiations to Commence Announcements commented on: (1) Global Affairs Canada, Canada and United States launch negotiations to renew Columbia River Treaty, May 22, 2018, (2) US Department of State, Launching negotiations to … Continue reading
Evidentiary Issues with Claim of Racial Profiling in R v Kenowesequape
By: Chad Haggerty PDF Version: Evidentiary Issues with Claim of Racial Profiling in R v Kenowesequape Case Commented On: R v Kenowesequape, 2018 ABQB 135 (CanLII) In 1999, the Ontario Court of Appeal adopted the following definition of “racial profiling” Racial profiling … Continue reading
Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act, and Indigenous Process Considerations
By: David Laidlaw PDF Version: Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act, and Indigenous Process Considerations Legislation Commented On: An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make … Continue reading
