Federal Court of Appeal quashes Enbridge pipeline certificates
In a lengthy 146-page decision, the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the Governor in...
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Aboriginal spirituality and freedom of religion: the Ktunaxa decision, 2015 BCCA 352
In Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia, 2015 BCCA 352, the BC Court of Appeal...
Read MoreIs good governance about big promises?
The nature of good governance has been much in our thoughts lately, especially given...
Read MoreSpecific Claims Tribunal: are they no longer experts? Canada v Williams Lake Indian Band, 2016 FCA 63
In Canada v Williams Lake Indian Band, 2016 FCA 63, the Federal Court of...
Read MoreProvince’s duty to consult where joint environmental assessment
In the recent Coastal First Nations case (handed down on January 13), the B.C....
Read MoreRematriation of the remains of Cheeky, the grizzly bear
The Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance and Raincoast Conservation Foundation successfully obtained a recommendation...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Environmental Appeal Board Decision No. 2012-WAT-013(c) (Fort Nation First Nation)
The Fort Nelson First Nation appealed a decision of the BC Natural Resources Ministry...
Read MoreAddressing infringement issues in judicial reviews: Prophet River First Nation
Two Prophet River decisions relating to the “Site C” dam project – one of...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Hamlet of Clyde River v TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA (TGS)
Clyde River, an Inuit hamlet, applied for judicial review of a decision by the...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
The Ktunaxa Nation (“KN”) appealed a dismissal of its application for judicial review of...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Chartrand v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
The Chartrand case addressed the duty of the Provincial Crown to consult with the...
Read MoreInjunctions: Yahey v British Columbia
The Blueberry River First Nation sought an interlocutory injunction to prevent the B.C. government...
Read MoreDuty to consult: Yellowknives Dene First Nation v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
Fort Nelson First Nation (“FNFN”) sought judicial review of a failure of the BC...
Read MoreDuty to Consult: Yellowknives Dene First Nation v. Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation (“YDFN”) appealed the dismissal of its application for judicial...
Read MoreNo attacks on statutory decisions via Aboriginal title actions: Ominayak v. Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
The Lubicon Lake Nation filed two separate actions asserting their aboriginal rights and title...
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