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Extending Paramountcy to Indigenous Child Welfare Laws Does Not Offend our Constitutional Architecture or Jordan’s Principle

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: … Continue reading

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With a Little Help from the Feds: Incorporation by Reference and Bill C-92

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) … Continue reading

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Yahey v British Columbia and the Clarification of the Standard for a Treaty Infringement

By: Robert Hamilton & Nick Ettinger  PDF Version: Yahey v British Columbia and the Clarification of the Standard for a Treaty Infringement Case Commented On: Yahey v British Columbia, 2021 BCSC 1287 (CanLII) On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court of British … Continue reading

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The AER Must Consider the Honour of the Crown

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The AER Must Consider the Honour of the Crown Decision Commented On: Fort McKay First Nation v Prosper Petroleum Ltd, 2020 ABCA 163 In this important decision, a unanimous panel of the Court of Appeal … Continue reading

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In Pausing Taseko’s New Prosperity Mine Exploration Program BCCA Recognizes Unsettled Questions Relating to the Duty to Consult; Consent and Justification Analysis and Proven Aboriginal Rights

By: Sharon Mascher PDF Version: In Pausing Taseko’s New Prosperity Mine Exploration Program BCCA Recognizes Unsettled Questions Relating to the Duty to Consult; Consent and Justification Analysis and Proven Aboriginal Rights Case Commented On: William v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 BCCA … Continue reading

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