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- Lingering effects of COVID-19 on First Nations’ election cycles
Over the past sixteen months, the Government of Canada has taken significant steps to limit the spread of COVID-19. These steps have had wide-ranging effects, including on First Nations’ governance. The recent Federal Court decision of Bertrand v. Acho Dene Koe First Nation (“Bertrand”) [1], examine … Read more »
- BC Proposes Extensive Changes in Draft Action Plan to Implement UNDRIP
The BC government recently released a draft action plan to support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”) in the province. The action plan, which was developed pursuant to BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (the “Dec … Read more »
- BC Supreme Court Rules Cumulative Effects of Industrial Development Infringe Treaty Rights of BC First Nation
Last week, the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that the BC government has unjustifiably infringed the treaty rights of Blueberry River First Nation (“Blueberry”) through the cumulative effects of provincially authorized industrial development, including the authorization of significant oil and … Read more »
- Who’s in charge here? Da’naxda’xw First Nation v Peters and the dynamics of one First Nation’s leadership
The Federal Court recently weighed into a hereditary leadership dispute involving the Da’naxda’xw First Nation (DFN) in British Columbia, ruling that neither group had legal authority to govern the First Nation.
Read more » - B.C. Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on the Relevance of Climate Change Impacts in Administrative Decision Making
In Highlands District Community Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General),[1] the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered whether a mines inspector’s decision to approve a proposed small-scale rock quarry under the Mines Act was unreasonable because he declined to consider climate chang … Read more »