By: Robert Hamilton Case Commented on: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: The IAA Reference: A Missed Opportunity for Guidance on Important Issues Pertaining to Indigenous Peoples In the Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) (IAA Ref), the Supreme Court of Canada considered the constitutionality of the […]
By: David V. Wright Case Commented On: Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2023 BCSC 1680 (CanLII) PDF Version: British Columbia Free Entry Mining System Triggers Duty to Consult and Must Change: Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) recently ruled that the existing mineral tenure system […]
By: Naiomi W. Metallic Case Commented On: Renvoi à la Cour d’appel du Québec relatif à la Loi concernant les enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis, 2022 QCCA 185 (CanLII) (unofficial English translation) PDF Version: Extending Paramountcy to Indigenous Child Welfare Laws Does Not Offend our Constitutional Architecture or Jordan’s […]
By: Nigel Bankes & Andrew Leach Opinion Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2022 ABCA 165 (CanLII). PDF Version: The Rhetoric of Property and Immunity in the Majority Opinion in the Impact Assessment Reference The Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its opinion in Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2022 ABCA 165 (CanLII). A […]
By: Kerry Wilkins Case Commented On: Renvoi à la Cour d’appel du Québec relatif à la Loi concernant les enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis, 2022 QCCA 185 (CanLII) (unofficial English translation) (Reference) PDF Version: With a Little Help from the Feds: Incorporation by Reference and Bill […]
