Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry releases Final Report
On June 3, 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and...
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry – Vancouver hearings Apr. 4-8, 2018
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have announced that...
Read MoreFailing to consult by limiting consultation issues: Fort Nelson First Nation v. BC, 2017 BCSC 2500
The Fort Nelson First Nation (“FNFN”) judicially reviewed the approval of two permits by...
Read MoreSquamish First Nation and how courts may require that indigenous communities prove FSC needs
In a recent decision which upholds a DFO decision to allocate only five sockeye...
Read MoreBill C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act
On February 6, 2018, Dominic LeBlanc, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, tabled Bill...
Read MoreBill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act etc.
On February 8, 2018, Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna introduced Bill C-69, An Act...
Read MoreClaims to aboriginal title and third-party property rights
As part of defending a claim by Haida Nation for aboriginal title over lands...
Read MoreBC Supreme Court upholds decision quashing Peel Watershed land-use plan
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously quashed the Yukon Government’s land use plan for...
Read MoreHeiltsuk proposes plan to take strong leadership role in central coast oil spill prevention and response
Heiltsuk Nation has published a report outlining plans to strengthen oil spill prevention and...
Read MoreThe Tanker Moratorium Act
In May 2017, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-48, the proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium...
Read MoreKtunaxa: Freedom of religion falls short of protecting aboriginal spirituality
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada decided that freedom of religion, which...
Read MoreHeiltsuk First Nation releases its investigation report into the sinking of the Nathan E. Stewart
Heiltsuk First Nation has released its Investigation Report into the first 48 hours of...
Read MoreThe Canadian government’s 2016 review of environmental protection laws
In 2012, in the middle of the Joint Review Panel process for assessing Enbridge’s...
Read MoreFederal Court of Appeal quashes Enbridge pipeline certificates
In a lengthy 146-page decision, the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the Governor in...
Read MoreIs good governance about big promises?
The nature of good governance has been much in our thoughts lately, especially given...
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