Category Archives: Aboriginal

Still More Questions about Standing before the ERCB

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Nickie Nikolaou

PDF version: Still More Questions about Standing before the ERCB  Case Considered: Prince v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2010 ABCA 214 Leave to appeal applications from standing decisions of the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) continue to be heard almost, … Continue reading →

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Water Rights and Water Stewardship: What About Aboriginal Peoples?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by David Laidlaw

PDF version: Water Rights and Water Stewardship: What About Aboriginal Peoples? Introduction The province of Alberta is currently reviewing its approach to the allocation, licensing and transfer of water rights. The government has received advice from a number of groups of … Continue reading →

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Maintaining space for autonomy? Environmental assessments in the context of aboriginal land claims agreements

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Maintaining space for autonomy? Environmental assessments in the context of aboriginal land claims agreements Case considered: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Moses, 2010 SCC 17 This is the first decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to examine a modern … Continue reading →

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Differential Treatment of Equality Law post-Kapp

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Differential Treatment of Equality Law post-Kapp  Case Commented On: Woodward v Council of the Fort McMurray No. 468 First Nation, 2010 FC 337 There have been several posts on ABlawg concerning the Supreme Court’s most … Continue reading →

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Water management planning and the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate: the Court of Appeal rejects First Nations’ application for judicial review of the South Saskatchewan Water Management Plan

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

Case considered: Tsuu T’ina Nation v Alberta (Environment), 2010 ABCA 137 PDF version: Water management planning and the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate The Court of Appeal, in a reasons for judgement reserved decision written by Justice Clifton O’Brien … Continue reading →

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