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First Nation treaty obligations should inform the interpretation of discretionary powers under the Species at Risk Act

PDF version: First Nation treaty obligations should inform the interpretation of discretionary powers under the Species at Risk Act  Case commented on: Adam v Canada (Environment), 2011 FC 962 Woodland caribou are listed as threatened under the Species at Risk … Continue reading

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The Full Implications of Demonstrable Integration: A Roundtable Discussion on West Moberley

PDF version: The Full Implications of Demonstrable Integration: A Roundtable Discussion on West Moberley Case considered: West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 247 Summer at the law school provides faculty members with the opportunity to get on … Continue reading

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Compensation for cancelled oil sands rights under the terms of the draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan

PDF version: Compensation for cancelled oil sands rights under the terms of the draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan  Documents commented on: Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 2011 – 2021, Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan; Proposed Lower Athabasca Integrated Regional Plan … Continue reading

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Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada

PDF version: Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada  Case considered: R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5 The Supreme Court recently upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Caron, 2009 ABCA 34. … Continue reading

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Using water reservations to protect the aesthetic values associated with water courses: a note on the Spray River (Banff)

 PDF version: Using water reservations to protect the aesthetic values associated with water courses: a note on the Spray River (Banff) Documents commented on: Order in Council 546\49; South Saskatchewan Basin Water Allocation Regulation, Alta. Reg. 307/1991 (rescinded by Bow, … Continue reading

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