Ktunaxa: Freedom of religion falls short of protecting aboriginal spirituality
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada decided that freedom of religion, which...
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Heiltsuk 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...
Read MoreAboriginal 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 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 MoreRematriation of the remains of Cheeky, the grizzly bear
The Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance and Raincoast Conservation Foundation successfully obtained a recommendation...
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 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 MoreKinder Morgan Trans-Mountain pipeline: conflict of interest
On August 21, 2015, the National Energy Board announced a postponement of its oral...
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...
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