Category Archives: Aboriginal

New Rules of Court Interpreted: Rule 2.10 and Intervenor Status

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Admin

Case commented on: R. v. Hirsekorn, 2011 ABQB 156 R. v. Hirsekorn is a summary conviction appeal of convictions for shooting wildlife not in regular season and being in possession of wildlife without a valid permit, contrary to ss. 25(1) … Continue reading →

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The world wide web and the honour of the Crown

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The world wide web and the honour of the Crown  Cases considered: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Minister of Energy), 2011 ABCA 29, and Lameman v Alberta, 2011 ABQB 40 The Court of Appeal (Justices Ritter, Bielby … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham  Cases Commented On: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs … Continue reading →

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Little Salmon and the juridical nature of the duty to consult and accommodate

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Little Salmon and the juridical nature of the duty to consult and accommodate  Case commented on: Beckman v Little/Salmon Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53 This is the first decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to deal … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the role of administrative tribunals in discharging the duty to consult

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the role of administrative tribunals in discharging the duty to consult  Case considered: Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 2010 SCC 43 In the 1950s British Columbia authorized Alcan … Continue reading →

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